A pair of golden eagles. This is the first time ever that I am positive these are golden eagles because they are adults on their nest, seen in the lowest picture.
Heavy smoke persists all the time I am at camp 42. Blackflies are bothersome because it is so overcast and gloomy, even though there is a continuous very strong wind. It is ironic that campfire smoke causes them to disperse.
Camp 42, 16 km from last site, plus an extra kilometre searching for a campsite. I never leave the pole in place holding up the tarp shelter if I will not be close by, after once losing a tarp when a strong wind ripped it over the pole.
Four very nice 20" pike, when filleted, completely filling two small Ziploc™ bags, enough for two meals. The salad is a mixture of orange bunchberries, red lingonberries, blueberries and fireweed leaves, seed pods and flowers.
A golden eagle from the distant nest. A bald eagle flew over at the same time but I did not capture them both in the same photo.
My main paddle finally wears through after ten years of prying against the canoe gunwale. Now I have confirmation that the shaft is constructed of carbon fibre. Many layers of duct tape effect a repair, hopefully lasting until the end of the trip. I stopped using wood paddles long ago as they wear out or break too easily.