back from my trip with no real problems but on a nasty,stormy day in my shelter I was watching the lake whip up.
the thought was that if I swamped in that and just had my PFD with the survival gear in it I would still be in a world of hurt.
a fire would be impossible until the rain stopped and it kept it up a drizzle for hours.a foil bag and blanket over my wet clothes would still be cold. the shore line is cliffs,swamps and thickets and not a easy place to find shelter.
which is why of course I stay away from bad water and camp when the weather gets bad.
a mistake I made years ago in the park in Canada was trying to find my way in confusing areas by looking for campsites.
in the BWCA the only place you can camp has a forest service fire grate.in Canada you can camp anywhere.
so I passed an island in Canada and saw a camp and looked at my park map where some camps are marked and thought I knew where I was.wrong island!wrong camp! I went way out of my way before I saw the mistake.