Are Your Kids Too Young To Paddle?
Abby was 8 or 9 months old when we took her on her first canoe camping trip into the Boundary Waters. We probably would have taken her when she was younger if weather or time had allowed us to do …
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Snow is Gone!
Yesterday’s high temperature of 78 degrees not only broke the record for the warmest day but also melted all of the snow in a snap. We woke up with 3 feet of snow still on the ground and by 5pm …
A Few Photos to Share
Although I like to get out and take photos I haven’t been doing very much of it lately. I got a new camera for Christmas but have barely used it. I think I’m intimidated by it or I don’t want …
Ham Run is Famous
It’s pretty exciting when a young race such as the Ham Run Half-Marathon and 5k Race makes it in a book about the 200 must run races. We’re on a bucket list, “The Runner’s Bucket List: 200 Races to Run …
More Saganaga Stories
I posted a story about Dickie Powell the other day on my blog and on Facebook and everyone loved reading it. Dickie is a resident on the Canadian side of Saganaga Lake and has tons of stories to tell as …
Oh Deer
On a recent trip to Duluth, Minnesota on Highway 61 I saw tons of deer. There were quite a few dead deer on the side of the road and plenty of ones that were alive. It’s been a long winter …
When One Can’t Paddle One Dreams
I guess it’s what you do when you live in a place where places to paddle are frozen half of the year, you dream about paddling. Cold winter nights are spent around a fire in the wood stove exploring places …
Another Week of Winter
The temperature on Saturday night got down to -18 degrees and the forecast for the next week still looks like winter. It’s not predicted to be as cold but it’s not supposed to get above freezing either. The good news …
Winter in Grand Marais
The ice caves at the Apostle Islands received a ton of press and visitors this winter. I didn’t make it out to see them but I did see lots of beautiful photos of them. Luckily our shoreline of Lake Superior …
Kayaking in Mexico
The 2nd episode of the Red Bull Series First Descent is out. It doesn’t contain as much whitewater paddling as the first one but it is still entertaining. What a fun adventure they are having. When I think about paddling …