Sunday, August 07, 2016 We wake early & do a little packing up before heading over to the Lodge for breakfast. We walk in to the restaurant and are literally the first customers for breakfast. About an hour later we’re fed and headed back to the outfitter side of the road to get issued the …
Saturday, August 06, 2016 I’m supposed to be picking up Matt & his daughter Grace a little after 4AM so we can start our drive to the Gunflint Trail. Problem is, less than a week ago I was getting home after a 2 week backpacking trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Because of …
I’ve been promising my 11 year old a canoe trip for a couple years now but it kept getting put off and postponed for various reasons. In 2016 I decided that it was going to happen no matter what, and we invited along a friend of mine and his 15 year old daughter to help …
In November 2015, our Boy Scout troop selected Wildcat Mountain State Park as our destination for May 2016’s monthly campout. Due to it’s proximity to the Kickapoo River, we decided a day trip down a section of the river would be fun. We’re lucky that our troop has a canoe trailer outfitted with a good …
June 26 We were up early today, about 5:30. Camp was packed up swiftly and we were on the water as planned around 8AM. It was a quick 45 minute paddle back to Murphy’s Landing where we started on Monday under sunny skies and light winds. Brian gave some suggestions on how to possibly improve …