July 23 "To Mattice"
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Thursday, July 23: “to Mattice”. We were up and out early. The Sudbury group weren’t stirring yet. We scouted Little Beaver, but didn’t see any problems & ran it easily. Sharp Rock was basically a lift over rather than a portage today. The launch was a little tricky, but no problems. At Glassy Falls we caught up with the six men that had portaged through the previous evening. We chatted for a while and found that they were from Smooth Rock Falls & Kapuskasing and basically locals. They had only put in at the Camp 95 bridge. The day cleared up and became sunny. At Crow Island Rapids we saw the remains of the Pak Canoe that had wrapped there in early July on the far left. We could see a rocky ledge on the right, but were able to pick our way through the left center with no problems. Arrived in Mattice around 1:30 and called Owen and Denise for shuttle to Hearst. Into Hearst for hotel, shower, and beer. Picked fresh food at the supermarket down highway 11 for dinner & the train the next day. Played cards outside until the skeeters drove us in. The train is running slow this year and didn’t arrive until around 10 PM.
Friday, July 24: “Slow Train Home”. Yep, the ACR is running slow this year. 30 MPH on the good tracks and 15 on the bad. We had a Tim’s hike in the AM before portaging the boats & gear from the hotel’s shed to the train. We talked to a couple that the come up yesterday on a “Tour of the Line”. Planned to have dinner at the hotel, stay over, then back to the Soo the next day. They didn’t arrive until about 10 (about 3 hours late) and the hotel restaurant closed then. They were able to get something to eat at the hotel bar, but have a long day ahead today. We were only about 2 hours late arriving at Hawk Junction. Loaded and off to Dan’s place by the Black River. Our car was the random check winner at customs after 40 minutes on the bridge, but no real problem, just another 10 min delay. Dinner at the American Soo then to Dan’s cabin. We arrived there about 10 PM after picking up eggs and bacon for tomorrow.
Saturday, July 25: “Home finally”. A big breakfast of bacon eggs, fresh bread and coffee. More rain over night & on the way home. We ran through a good storm south of Shepherd, but no problems. Home and drying out gear. We had a great trip, but it’s good to be home.
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