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
Boundary Waters 2008 Part 4
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Awoke to winds out of the South and West today, skies were overcast but not threatening. Breakfast consisted of coffee, oatmeal, and scrambled eggs. Once the dishes were done and camp struck, we loaded up the canoe and bid farewell to our first camp. Hit the water at 11, hoping to make it around Thunder Point today. Very windy on the lakes. No whitecaps but still choppy. Portage into Eddy Lake…
Good quote
I have this addon for Chrome which changes my new tabs to include a full screen image (randomized every day) as well as you can tell it your locale so it gives weather, it can keep a todo list (I never use, too many other options for that) and down at the bottom it gives you a different quote. I thought today’s was rather applicable – “The greatest mistake you can make in life is…
BWCA 2022 Day 5
Thursday, 9/22. Day 5 Today marks the halfway point of our trip. We are leaving Iron lake today and headed for the expanses of Lac La Croix. This is a monster of a lake, definitely top 5 in terms of size. Canada will be off our right shoulder for much of today’s paddle Today starts partly cloudy. Winds are supposed to be out of the north today, but more importantly is they’re supposed to be…
Boundary Waters 2008
I started planning this trip as a two man journey in August of 2007, with my buddy Joe. Neither of us had been to the Boundary Waters before however we had lots of canoeing and camping experience from back in our Boy Scout days. The trip expanded to three people in November when we started talking about where to go and what to see. Around this time the trip focus changed slightly from just paddling…
BWCA 2018 Part 1
Sunday, August 12th dawned hot and humid. There had been a late summer heat wave and the air was thick to breathe. We can’t leave as early as I’d typically like for a canoe trip in Minnesota as Evie has been involved in marching band camp all the previous week and today’s the big parade. I had been up late the night before getting the car packed as best as I could, knowing a few…
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