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 …
Because, who doesn’t like winter camping in the Superior National Forest? Snow, cold, wind, sun, slush, attempts at cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and dogsledding all happened on this trip. Day 1, December 28, 2019Day 2, December 29, 2019Day 3, December 30, 2019Day 4, December 31, 2019Day 5, January 1, 2020Day 6, January 2, 2020 Trip …
A Lazy Day on Base Well, it’s our last day on base. We were awakened again, almost amusedly this time since we slept in a cabin, by our interpeter checking in on us and giving out hot applesauce to encourage us to roll out and meet outside for breakfast. Despite being back on base, all …
Happy New Year! Despite everyone going to bed early, I was awoken at midnight from ghostly cheers coming across the lake from crews out on the ice and the opposite shore. I give a yell and a woo before rolling over and going back to sleep for a few more hours. Nature calls, as she …