I always go camping for my birthday and this year we went to East Bearskin Lake campground within the Superior National Forest on the steps of the #BWCAW. The night sky was alive!
Public lands are public, not corporate, and not for profit.
#ProtectTheBoundaryWaters #SaveTheBWCAW #SuperiorNationalForest #camping #minnesota #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis
Minnesota Meandering - 29JUN2024

I found a new to me continental divide, the Laurentian Divide, which was swarming with mosquitoes. Later, I stopped at a U.S. Forest Service, Superior National Forest/Native Land wetland area. It was a small stop, but ...

Nature is our Medicine

A dusky view of the water from a Superior National Forest/Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness campsite.

We call it 'pushing the hard reset button' in our house.

#superiornationalforest #BWCA #boundarywaters #hiking #MN #gunflinttrail

Sawbill Canoe Outfitters Ice Out Update

May 8th ice update!

The bad news is, there's still ice on Sawbill Lake. The good news is, it's degraded enough to necessitate our trusty aluminum canoe to get far enough out to measure.

Total ice/slush is 19"
Only 5" of that can generously be called ice, the rest is porous and slushy.
It's going to go quicker than you might think now!

#BWCA #SuperiorNationalForest #BoundaryWaters #Minnesota