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# 2021-07-23 Friday
-Carp river.
+On Friday we traveled further along Lake Superior to the mouth of Big Carp River.
+We departed the lake and travled for several hours deep into the woods, following the river.
+There were many micro-ecosystems along the trail, and the terain was more varied including steep valleys and prolonged hills.
+There were two places where we needed to ford the river.
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./blaise-bridge.jpg">
+ <figcpation>I cross over a log bridge while Ralph looks back towards the camera.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./carp-mouth.jpg">
+ <figcpation>The mouth of Big Carp River.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./carp-lunch.jpg">
+ <figcpation>Ralph and I enjoy lunch along Big Carp River. We would later go swimming at this same spot.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./carp-calm.jpg">
+ <figcpation>A calm section of Big Carp River.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./carp-waterfall.jpg">
+ <figcpation>A waterfall along the river. I took a pretty bad fall and hurt my head and foot here.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+Arriving at our campsite around 3 PM, we enjoyed an early dinner.
+We then chose to head out and walk the ~5 miles back to the car that afternoon rather than staying another night.
+The campsite wasn't very exciting, and the mosquittos were pretty agressive.
+Furthermore we would gain an extra day in Madison, which was exciting.
+The hike back to Lake of the Clouds was a long ascent eventually bringing us to a ridge with stunning views.
+It was hot and muggy for most of the hike.
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./carp-steam.jpg">
+ <figcpation>Steam rises from the river near our intended campsite.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./cloud-vista.jpg">
+ <figcpation>We see Lake of the Clouds in the distance as we summit the ridge.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./blaise-ridge.jpg">
+ <figcpation>I pose on the ridge looking back towards Carp River.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./trio-end.jpg">
+ <figcpation>We celebrate the end of our hike.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./blaise-road.jpg">
+ <figcpation>I am overjoyed to be done hiking on my injured foot.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="./backpacks.jpg">
+ <figcpation>Our backpacks served us well.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+We drove back to Madison, arriving around midnight.
+We had a quick meal at Culver's in Minocqua.
# 2021-07-24 Saturday