Dog Chow Takes on New Meaning
I am guessing most of you have heard about the guy who was stranded in the wilderness and ate his dog to survive. It’s something I don’t ever want to have to consider doing. Marco Lavoie spent three months stranded …
Let’s Help Elsa and Ron
Elsa and her family need our help. Her village is a typical 3rd world village with inadequate housing, water supplies, medical supplies and food shortages. Luckily their village is inland but the effects of the typhoon were still bad. They …
Another Epic Canoe Trip
It makes a 14-day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters sound like a weekend jaunt. Here’s two guys who are paddling across Europe and have paddled more than 130 days! Canoeing A Continent Canoeing pair nears end of European crossing …
Now That’s a Long Paddle Trip
Now here’s a guy who knows how to plan a trip. He’s hiked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail and just finished a 7500 mile kayak trip. Talk about some amazing adventures, I bet he …
Liquid one day, solid the next
The Seagull River is no longer liquid. Overnight it froze. I’m guessing it may stay that way?
Snowflakes Make Me Think About Skiing
With the thermometer reading in the teens all day today and snowflakes sailing through the air it made me think about cross-country skiing. I couldn’t help but get excited for enough snow on the trails to get out there. Wouldn’t …
Watching Wildlife
Since I don’t like to sit still I don’t often get the opportunity to watch wildlife as much as Mike does who spends way fewer hours in the woods than I do. When he deer hunts he always has great …
Great News from the Phillippines
Some of you may know our wonderful Elsa(Kitchen Angel at Voyageur) winters where she is from. Where she is from is Cebu, Phillippines. Since the horrible news of the typhoon and so much destruction and loss of life I have …
Days are Short this Time of the Year
I admit I like to wake up when it’s a little bit light outside but it gets dark way too early now. After we “fell” back last weekend it seems like the hours of daylight just fly by. If you …
Gales, Games and Game of November
It’s that month when the wind blows, the puck drops and some people make their annual trek into the woods in pursuit of deer. November is here and with it another round of gales, games and game. Lake Superior has …