This is the view from one of the places we camped. The deep lakes are colder than the shallow ones. We didn't do much swimming in June, as they all tend to be cold then. You have to remember that these lakes sometimes have ice in them in May.

It was on one of these lake that we met the Root Beer Lady. She had lived on a couple islands from 1934 till her death in 1986. The Forest Service attempted to kick her out once the area was designated a wilderness however, the locals raised such a fuss that they allowed her to stay. She got her name as she made Root Beer from extract that she would haul in. Much of here supplies she brought in during the winter, but some she would canoe in during the summer. She told us a few bear stories about driving off bears while portaging. If there were any messages for her the local radio station would broadcast them at a certain hour of the day. The local outfitters would always stop in the check up on her when they passed by.