Catch Up & Review: (the rest of) 2009 Moose River; Lewey Lake

I thought I’d re-start this whole thing with a couple of brief recaps from the last few years.  We’ve had a few really cool trips, totally worth sharing!

Picking up where we left off in 2009, we did three weekend trips to Moose River Wild Forest in June.  This place was recommended to us by Ken’s brother, and it did not disappoint!  It is a very large primitive area, with dirt roads in varying condition throughout.  Each campsite has a clearing, a picnic table, a fire pit and an outhouse.   

There is no running water except whatever occurs naturally, so you need to bring plenty of your own, or a way to collect, treat, and store water from the streams.  There is surprisingly quite a lot of traffic for being such a primitive place.  It is beautiful, and many hunters, kayakers, hikers, canoeists and bicyclists enjoy time there.  There is an annual bicycle race called the Black Fly Challenge with part of the route going through Moose River Wild Forest, and there are plenty of big hills and rough roads to make it challenging. 

You can view all the photos from these trips at the following link.  Moose River Wild Forest June 2009

At the end of July we went camping for a weekend with Adam & Jacqui at Lewey Lake, one of our very favorite places.  We go there almost every year.  We also go camping with them almost every year, and have a great time together. 

The coolest thing I saw was a mink, and managed to get a couple pictures, one of which actually came out well. 

Adam & Jacqui left the night before we did, and after they left it rained on us... just like it had done all year!  When Ken went to return the rental canoe in the morning, he saw an otter swimming over by the beach area.  Then we packed up our wet gear and headed home.  Once again, we had to open up our tents & tarps back home and let them dry in the sun.  Still a great trip, though.
You can see all the pictures from this trip here:  Lewey Lake July 2009