We awoke to find a little ice crust on our canoes and a stiff breeze blowing from the north west. Most of the morning was spent on the lee side of an island waiting for a break in the wind. The wind was violent enough the previous evening in and in the morning to break up any remaining ice on the lake. There was no sign of ice on the lake in the afternoon other than on points where it had piled up on the rocks.We were greeted in the morning by another paddling group of four boats following the same route. We would end up seeing this group throughout our trip. The odds of this happening on the Waterfound river are probably a thousand to one, but for some reason, our remote "wilderness adventure" quickly began to feel considerabley remote, knowing that there was another group on the river within an hour of us each day. We chose to work our way from point to point, and eventually were able to battle our way to the mouth of the Waterfound where we set up camp early.
The evening was clear and calm but we were prepared with a kitchen tarp and shelter in some abandoned outfitters cabins. The weather was inconsistent and we did end up with a bit of rain after all. After supper we hiked along the shoreline to the rapids and found lots of bear and moose sign.