I got bright and early by 5:30 AM. After a quick shower I took Mellie for a short walk and breakfast and then headed back in to rouse th troops. By 6:30, everyone was at breakfast and by 7:00 we were checked out and ready to go. Tofte is a great setup, hotel, restaurant, outfitter and ranger station are just minutes from each other. The spiel at the ranger station was routine by now and our guys know all the right answers. Another group heading for Brule Lake came in shortly after us and headed up along with us. Since they left the station before us I assumed they would beat us to Brule Lake.
The ride was uneventful, one minor slowdown on Hwy 61 due to construction. Caribou Trail (Cook Cty. Rd 4) was easy to find, a short distance past Lutsen Ski Area turn-off. We headed due north, up the steep slope away from Lake Superior. After a few miles Caribou Trail turned from smooth blacktop to a good gravel road. Hardly another car, just a couple of service vehicles. We took a left onto forest service rd 170, followed by a right onto Brule Rd (service rd 326). The entire trip took us less than one hour, we arrived at the landing at 8:00 AM.
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