Day 1: The search for "Red Pine 1"

We hugged the northwest shore, trying to keep out of a stiff breeze, and found calmer waters cruising behind Beaver and Big Beaver Islands. We slipped around each other, excitedly chattering about just how cool this was going to be. Coming around a bend, we found a creatively built "inukshuk"standing proudly on a boulder. The Inuit (among others) used these man-made landmarks or cairns for navigation and markings. We just guessed it was saying "Hey, dudes - we liked this place, too - it rocks".
After a little floating snack, we relaxed into the wildness of the lake and began the hunt for the first night's campsite.