Spending time in the Boundary Waters in November isn’t a common thing to do. Most folks have put their boats and paddles away in preparation for winter. While the lakes don’t typically freeze completely over until December some shallower …
Last night was the full moon of October. The bummer was we couldn’t even see it to enjoy it. In fact we weren’t able to enjoy much of the harvest moon this year because of the cloudy nights. It’s …
It’s been a couple of days since I mentioned the hike I went on. Only because I struggled to find the hiking book and now I finally have it in my hands so I can give you the exact(perfect) mileage of the distances. …
This is the first weekend I haven’t wanted to be out camping in a long stretch of weekends. The forecast looks cold, windy and wet with the possibility of our first snowflakes. This first weekend of October Mike and …
I just realized another reason why I love Fall. When the wind blows strongly in the Fall the weather forecasters say there is a Wind Advisory. Isn’t that awesome? How bad can a wind advisory be if you aren’t …
Let me start out by saying, "I don’t have a problem with perfectionism." The problem I do have is that I am not surrounded by other perfectionists. This makes life a little more complicated and stressful for me and everyone around …
Today it feels like we skipped fall all together and went right into winter. The temperature got down to 22 degrees last night and my house is finger freezing cold. That’s when you’re typing and your fingers get so …
The wind pounded Northeastern Minnesota yesterday and well into the night. Winds gusted up to 35 mph on the Gunflint Trail while down in town it had to have been even more. Whitecaps could be seen everywhere with 2-3 …
It started with a spot here and there about one mile from the Dome. Then as we got closer it was like an ocean of purple with waves on every sidewalk and every street. You couldn’t look in any …
I’ve left my lovely northwoods for a completely different wilderness experience. It is a strange place where instead of pine trees towering in the sky there are hotels and office buildings blocking out the sun. Instead of rushing around inside of buildings to …