The Magnet of the Tobeatic – Part II

Day 4 – Sisketch Lake

Day 4 began early on Sisketch Lake.  Brian and I had risen early and decided to take a morning paddle through the silent giants in the morning mist and watch the sunrise from the lake.  Words can’t describe this beauty, so here’s a collection of photos from the Sisketch Sunrise:

First, I’ll start with some photos from the nighttime.  These are about 20 second exposures with the moonlight hitting the rocks and trees.

Midnight Moonlight

Midnight Moonlight

Midnight Moonlight

Morning Begins

Mist on Sisketch

Perched

First Light

Tranquility

Barry’s timing couldn’t have been better for this next photo as he silently glided through the scene.

Barry glides by

I think this one has Leon in it.  Click on the photo for a larger version.

Brian and I found the campsite I had stayed at in April on the Boundary Rock trip.  I took some photos of the sun coming up and remembered doing the exact same thing on the morning of April 13th.

Campsite

And here’s where I had hung my hammock.  It looked a little different then.

Hammock spot

This beautiful bright mushroom sprung up in the spot where Rob had served up his black bean and ham soup.

On our way back, we met more people on the water.  Here, Leon is taking some photos of the morning mist on Sisketch.

Leon on the Water

Returning to the campsite, we looked up to see that a fire had been started and all the men back at camp were standing around it, each holding an article of clothing to dry.

Morning Fire

I thought as well, I’d retake the photos I took at night (at the beginning of this post) during the day:

Daytime photos

Daytime photos

Jim explains to us how bedrock is formed.

"...all in the batter.."

We pack up camp and hit the water again, taking a leisurely detour around the rocks to get a closer look.  We all switch up paddling partners again and I get a chance to paddle with my dad.  Here, we’re getting a closer look at the whale.

Paddle with Dad

In the mouth of the whale

Echo

Precarious

Brian and Mike reflecting (on life) in the water.

From Sisketch Lake we entered House Lake Brook which meanders between beautiful brightly colored trees.

House Lake Brook

This tree is really quite remarkable.  I guess I thought so in April as well when I took this photo.  It looked a little different in the snow.

Dad at House Lake Brook

We stopped for a well deserved lunch at the end of a portage in the middle of House Lake Brook.

Lunch

And then to Junction Lake.  It’s a lot easier in the photos than in real life.  Here’s a similar photo from April.

Junction Lake

I mentioned to Brian after the fact that coming into Junction Lake and especially setting up at our old campsite feels like coming home.  This is a really cool photo of the sun breaking through the clouds right above a canoe on Junction Lake.

Junction Lake

Read On…  – Tobeatic Part III

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