Porcupine Mountains, Day 5

So today our trip has ended. It was a lovely string of days that I think we'll all remember for a long time. Jay took a few parting photos of his handiwork - he spent part of his week making a log bench for the little fire ring in front of our cabin.


And, aided by an underage work crew of four cheerful rock haulers, he also engineered and built this very cool little stone entry at the base of our cabin steps. It would be fun to come back here in a few years and see if it's still here, or if some other hikers have added to it.


So off we go down the trail and, after a week of eating only backpacker food, we all have visions of yummy food in our heads. Maria, of course has her affections set on broccoli cheddar soup. Jay and Pete are envisioning anything besides black beans and beef stroganoff, respectively, since that's pretty much the only thing Cindy and I fed them all week.

Goodbye to our Porkies and our amazing Lake Superior!