Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Are we there yet?

Clear Lake
White Cloud
Little Otter Creek
Knife River
Sawtooth Mountain
Two Harbors
Beaver Bay
Timberlane Cabins
Grand Marais
Bluewater Cafe
Grand Portage
Gunflint Trail
Boundary Waters
Thunder Bay
Armstrong Ontario
Caribou Lake
Forrest Lodge
. . .Fishing!

For more than 30 years my husband and friends have canoed and camped up north where the roads end. Last year they discovered a lovely camp with cabins and invited
wives. A new experience for me. So cold I wore everything I brought in my suitcase the first day and kept warm in spite of driving rain while my boat pilot was lost on the lake for more than an hour during a storm. Surprisingly, I got back in the boat again, and I developed a taste for being outdoors all day long in the weather. Nature seeps inside your soul and crowds out all the mental baggage one carries around. I have learned that Canada trips are not about the fish!