Tuesday, 9/20. Day 3 It rained overnight. In reality, it kinda started raining while we were making dinner the night before, but it was the misty drizzly on & off kind, so we didn’t bother with the tarp or anything. The morning greeted us with mostly clear skies and a promise of a SW wind. …
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 …
Monday, 9/19. Day 2 The word salad continues. Today’s a planned rest day. We had discussed last night whether to push to Iron today or stay put, and in the end staying put was chosen. I have a hard time in canoe country sometimes, there’s so much to see and places to explore but yet …
Sunday morning. September 18, 2022. Entry Day. I had fantasized about this morning all year and longer. The day dawned cloudy and wet… Additional weather advisories for the BWCA had been posted overnight regarding the potential for strong storms to pass through before sunrise. I never heard them, but Joe said he heard some …
11 years since our last trip, Joe and I spend 10 days exploring a section of the wilderness off of the Echo Trail. I can’t think of a time when I’ve got together with Joe since before our first trip in 2008 when we didn’t talk about past, present, or future canoe trips…. Sometimes in …