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donosborn: Getting gear ready the day before in Jerry's garage. We got on the road by 5:30 am to drive from Duluth to Grand Marais.
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donosborn: At the Ranger Station in Grand Marais at 7:40 am.
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donosborn: Duncan Lake.
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donosborn: Duncan Lake.
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donosborn: Coming off Duncan Lake.
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donosborn: Stairway Portage waterfall
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donosborn: You know it, you love it, the stairway portage.
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donosborn: Think this was on Rose lake.
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donosborn: This guy is a horse. He carries canoes, he paddles, he ham radios and hammocks.
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donosborn: Don and Jonnie moving along.
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donosborn: Not a typical position but a nice one for a minute.
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donosborn: Overlook on Rose Lake that we hiked to on a day off.
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donosborn: Carrying a heavy canoe the hard way.
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donosborn: Gnarly part of a portage trail. Not fun when carrying heavy packs or a canoe.
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donosborn: Maybe entering South Lake. Not sure.
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donosborn: Four growlers and a lot of cans were packed in, along with a little whiskey.
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donosborn: Sunny spot, South Lake campsite.
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donosborn: Sunny spot, South Lake campsite.
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donosborn: I had the nicest sunny spot to sit on the pine needles, listen to music, and relax after a day of paddling and portaging.
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donosborn: South Lake, where we spent the first two nights.
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donosborn: Jonnie's hammock spot for night 1 on South lake.
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donosborn: The spot on South Lake had some pretty tall pine trees.
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donosborn: Jonnie, Jerry, South Lake.
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donosborn: Mike, South Lake. Many meat-stealing operations (Trailer Park Boys) were in effect on this trip.
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donosborn: Jonnie hamming it up on South Lake.
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donosborn: The ice had just gone out about a week prior, so we had built-in coolers everywhere.
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donosborn: Jonnie by the shore of South Lake.
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donosborn: Setting out in a canoe for the sunset, night 1 on South Lake.
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donosborn: Setting out in a canoe for the sunset, night 1 on South Lake.
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donosborn: Setting out in a canoe for the sunset, night 1 on South Lake.