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A random selection of my trip report entries…..

Boundary Waters 2023

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Never in a million years would I anticipate that when I reserved two crews for Northern Tier that not only would I get zero Scouts from my unit to go, but that it would turn into a trip of strangers. But yet, that’s exactly what happened. I had always wanted to know what it would be like to go on a trip like this, and so I got my wish….

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BWCA 2022 Day 1

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  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…

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BWCA 2023 Day 3

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July 22, 2023 The day starts off for me around 3AM, and it’s not gentle…. I awaken with a migraine, and its beginnings were starting when I went to bed. Rather than take some meds to combat the migraine I…

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