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Day 259

8/21/2010

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Daily Stats
Start: 6:45 AM - Eureka Lock, WI
Finish 3:35 PM - Princeton, WI
Time: 8:45 hours
Daily dist: 20 miles
Total dist: 5000+
Companions: None
Weather: Mostly cloudy skies becoming clear late, 80’s, calm winds
Notes: I can now say I've been to Princeton
The mosquitoes that chased me into my tent last night were hungry and waiting for me to emerge this morning. I waited in bed as long as I could but the call of nature pulled me out of the tent into the gauntlet of tiny stingers. Thankfully my bug suit protected me from most of the attackers and I was able to dive back into the tent without letting too many back in with me. The bugs were the only troubling thing I had to deal with today, even the slightly higher river flow from the overnight rains didn’t do too much to slow my progress upstream.

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Fall colors already
The only real obstacle that made for some work was a portage around the remains of the Eureka lock and dam. The old and weathered lock gates are still there but the dam has eroded into a pile of rubble and a rapids. This I was able to portage by way of a short carry down a grassy path on the SE side of the old dam. A few miles upstream from the dam I passed by Berlin Wisconsin and, much like Omro, it too had beautiful riverside parkspace that seemed to go on forever. Unlike Omro, however, I didn’t stop for a break today and instead continued on all day along the winding rain swollen river until I reached my destination in Princeton, WI.

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Old railroad bridge below Princeton
My first order of business upon reaching my camp spot was to dry out all the gear that got wet from last nights storm, which mainly included my tent, raincoat, and tarp. Afterward I made a foray into town in search of a store that sells hunting licenses. My brother Luke was sure to inform me that bonus deer permits went on sale at noon today and that if I could I should get one. It took a little asking and a fair amount of walking, but I finally did find a gas station that could help me out. With a license in hand, as well as two fresh apples, I headed back to the river and called it a day.

3 Comments
Steven Krause
8/22/2010 05:29:24 am

Bonus deer permits? What for? You were out there in your secret deer woods last year! You know there are no deer left!

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Lyn Stachovak
8/22/2010 06:25:58 am

They're all in our backyard - taunting us!

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Jake
8/22/2010 12:47:10 pm

We buy the permits so others can't it's the only way to save a few deer for tomorow.

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