I'm thinking, "I got us lost, and now the car isn't working, and Irene hasn't killed me. Things are looking up."

Ferguson Bay, Day 1.

Sunset, Ferguson Bay

Moonrise, Ferguson Bay

Frigging houseboats. This lot were oogling us through binoculars as they passed by. How obnoxious is that?

If Bubbles wore sunglasses, they would look like these. Lady Evelyn Lake

Canoe trimaran, Lady Evelyn Lake

These didn't use to be here, did they? Parkification, Lady Evelyn Lake. And for this, they want $7.50 per person per night?

Irene was happy with my choice of toilet paper. Note the bag of used stuff.

Dedication "plaque" on a thunderbox.

Volunteer-maintained thunderbox, Lady Evelyn Lake

Our campsite on Lady Evelyn Lake

Paddling break, en route to Sucker Gut Lake.

Looking at Maple Mountain from Sucker Gut Lake

Halfway Lake, en route to the top of Maple Mountain. Why are those rocks orange?

Maple Mountain: the view from the top

Atop Maple Mountain.

The fire tower atop Maple Mountain. Climb if you feel you must to say you did it, but the view isn't all that different.

Irene returning from the hunt, the slain bag of pasta at her feet. Hobart Lake

Maple Mountain, viewed from Tupper Lake

The creek connecting Hobart and Sucker Gut. Looking towards Sucker Gut.

Found on the creek twixt Hobart and Sucker Gut

I think this is Frank Falls.

Frank Falls

Lady Evelyn River

Lady Evelyn River

Irene looking tough. Lady Evelyn River

Rock hopping along the shores of the Lady Evelyn River. I'm still breathing hard from the portage around Centre Falls.

Lady Evelyn River

The parkification of Temagami. What? Abandoned socks aren't good enough for ya?

Rain on Katherine Lake, where the Lady Evelyn's north and south channels meet.

Irene wasn't thrilled about the rain.

It ended soon enough. Sunset, Katherine Lake.

Katherine Lake, Sunset

Katherine Lake. I just liked these clouds.

Rock Garden. Lady Evelyn River

Twin Sisters Falls, home of the Hap Wilson Institute. I mean cabin. I'd say it blends in fairly well.

Twin Sisters Falls, Lady Evelyn River.

Scree canyon, below Twin Sisters Falls, Lady Evelyn River. Temagami, Ontario, Canada, Earth.

Cabin Falls, aka Twin Sisters Falls

Fat Man's Falls, Lady Evelyn River

Fat Man's portage, Lady Evelyn River. Yup. Sure looks like a portage to me.

Detail, Willow Island Lake

Detail at sunset, Willow Island Lake

Irene picking blueberries, Willow Island Lake

Chris ranting on about something in the journal, Willow Island Lake

Making tea. I do know how to use the stove, you know.

The trunk of this tree snapped off, and still it grows.

Lady Evelyn Lake

Where Diamond Lake flows into Lady Evelyn Lake

Diamond Lake: storm coming

Diamond Lake. At 3pm, it appeared this storm thing was getting serious.

6:30pm. Shoring up the tarp. No, we were not planning on using that sock to mark a portage.

Cloud retreating from Diamond Lake after the grand finale thunderstorm. 6:30pm.

By 8:15pm, the sky was clearing.

Diamond Lake. Are these gooseberries?

Diamond Lake, 9pm, after the thunderstorm

...just to prove it went across the sky. Diamond Lake

The rainbow had a rainbow.

Seen enough rainbow pictures yet? Don't worry. This is the last.

Happy patrons of the Temagami thunderstorm theatre

Sunset, Diamond Lake.

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Detail, Diamond Lake sunset

Detail, sunset, Diamond Lake.

Detail, Diamond Lake sunrise

I like spiderwebs about as much as I like rainbows it seems.

Diamond Lake detail.

Sunrise on Diamond Lake