Yesterday, was the BEST DAY! Sam, the son of the couple I am house-sitting for, returned to Ely last week. Late yesterday afternoon he offered to take me for a paddle in the canoe up the Burntside River. I happily took him up on his offer since he starts back Read more…
The air is clean and bright in the north woods. And the only sounds I hear are the wind blowing through the tall pine trees, the raven’s hoarse “Caw,” streams of water burbling over rocks, and the sound of my boots on the trail. Breathing Room Sometimes it seems that Read more…
I haven’t written nearly as much as I thought I would during my Ely adventure. I think it’s because I’ve been trying to avoid talking about the challenges of the trip because I didn’t want to come off as a complainer or wimp. Right now I am back home for Read more…
Yesterday with party sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-thirties I headed to the Kawishiwi Falls trail-head east of Ely. The trail in and back was a little less than a mile but with the ice and snow covered up and down trail, it was challenging. Given how icy the Read more…
With a day of snow and 2 days of high winds last week I stayed indoors at the house near Ely, MN. After several days of seeing no other humans I was happy to head to Minneapolis for a few days to see my granddaughter’s second grade music program Read more…