Leech Lake Ice Fishing

January 31, 2012 Fishing
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It’s been a while since I’ve taken a long weekend, so I was due for one. I think that’s what you tell yourself to help justify the time-off. This has been a very busy January for me, but I really needed to get away and recharge my battery. The weather turned kind of ugly; and […]

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No Snow-Fine I’ll Go Find My Own!!!

January 29, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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This year there really hasn’t been enough snow to do any cross country skiing around my neck of the woods, so instead I decided to find the snow myself. I traveled up to my Dad’s cabin on Leech Lake this weekend. One of the challenges of skiing across a big body of frozen water is […]

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OK No Snow-Then I’ll Hike

January 18, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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As some of you know I’ve been ranting, complaining, and whining, because we haven’t had any snow here to speak off. I love to cross country ski and it’s a little hard to do with no snow. They’re even warning people to stay off of some lakes due to the warm weather. Come on, this is […]

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Sunset on Leech Lake

October 2, 2011 Photography Adventures
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    Trying to sort through some of my pictures, actually looking for a certain photo, I came across these photos of the sun setting on Leech Lake I took this summer. I love watching the sunset; a time of reflection in this busy world we live in. Success in life is all about the […]

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Rum River Canoe Trip

July 31, 2011 Canoeing
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I just spent 6 hours canoeing down the Rum River from the North Country Park in St. Francis to the Central Regional Park in Anoka. The only drawback to the trip was the bugs, black flies specifically, which were absolutely horrible. I definitely would do this type of trip again, but either in the spring […]

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Valley of the Lady Slippers

July 5, 2011 Landscapes
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I ran across all of these Lady Slippers as I was heading into the woods biking. There were Lady Slippers on each side of the photo also, at least 50-60 in one bunch. This is the most I’ve ever run across in one spot. It’s been a pretty wet spring, so I’m sure that had […]

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