Embrace the suck!
That’s my motto. Or, at least, one of them. Another is that there is no such thing as bad weather. Just inadequate gear or preparation. My packs might weigh more than your average ultra lighter, but I would rather be comfortable and more importantly – PREPARED – when I could be days away from the exit.
Canoe Tripping Since
2008
Camping
Since
1982
If you want to know more about me, there’s an About page. It might have fake facts.
And now, a random selection of posts
BWCA 2023 Day 5
July 24, 2023 Had one of my worst nights in the hammock last night. It wasn’t “thundering migraine followed by puking” bad, but close. I was coughing so much it kept waking me up. I must have only slept a few hours and spent the rest of the time hacking up a lung. Ugh. This is my second time being sick on trail, the last time was when I took Evan and Devin on a…
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Boundary Waters Summer 2020
One of the biggest questions of the pandemic – will our trip still happen? Will our local BSA council allow us to go, will the COVID level remain low enough to allow our group of 18 travelers to experience the wilderness? Sunday, July 26, 2020Monday, July 27, 2020Tuesday, July 28, 2020Wednesday, July 29, 2020Thursday, July 30, 2020Friday, August 1, 2020Saturday, August 2, 2020Sunday, August 3, 2020 Trip photo gallery
BWCA 2023 Day 2
July 21, 2023 It’s go day! We wake up about 6 and it’s a clear sky morning. Our interpreter meets us at the cabin about 7 and we head out for breakfast. We also need to finish our outfitting so we can hit the water. We progress through outfitting fairly quickly and other than some issues getting the food to fit into the two food packs we’re making good time. By about 10:45 we’ve finished…
Sylvania 2012 Part 6
Saturday, July 07, 2012 The alarm goes off about 6:30 and I’m up. Its funny how anywhere other than home I’m up when the alarm sounds. At home though, I’m the snooze king, often riding it through so many cycles the clock gives up. Emerging from the tent, Rick & Dan are talking about the loud thunder and lightning that came through about 12:30. ‘You didn’t hear that?!’ they ask. Guess the scotch did more…
NTier 19-20 Day 1
December 28, 2019 The alarm goes off early. We’re headed to up to Ely, MN today to get staged for required arrival at Northern Tier after 1PM tomorrow. Our Troop’s sister Venturing Crew has a Holiday Stay trek planned for over new years and I’m one of the adults who volunteered to go! Today is going to be just driving as Ely is within the 10 hour max drive time imposed by the Guide to…
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