Turtle Lake
Darkened pool swallows the day above,
reflecting a cloud raven that
hangs above camp,
poised like a dove.
Tent rises.
Sometimes you can’t escape for longer than an overnight. Sometimes you want to go canoe camping but you have to be at work the next day. But… you haven’t been in the woods overnight forever. And… Summer is escaping. You feel the need to cook over an open flame, to sit next to some coals and do some thinking that can only be done when woodsmoke is involved.
Sometimes you have to hang your hammock from trees that aren’t in the back yard or the park and spend (even if it is only a few hours) some quality time with friends.
There’s more in the cooking pot than just a freeze dried or dehydrated meal. There’s friendship, rejuvenation, and yes, stress relief. For us it can’t be beat, even if it’s just overnight, even if we find ourselves camping outside the wilderness for just one night. We want you to have a taste of what we do here all Summer in Ely, Minnesota.
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Lost in the Woods
I wanted to write you a song,
one they play on the radio,
with a bass line that brings the chorus low
and causes everyone to sing along.
Ahead
The water road winds ahead
never weary of reflecting the blue sky above,
like a mid-century Hamms beer commercial.
Harvey is focused on me.
Perhaps he’s hungry or bored with the rocking motion,
perhaps he’s wondering about his life vest,
perhaps there’s something behind me,
besides the breakneck pace of
life we’ve left behind.
This has been an interesting summer for me in that I have spent 20 nights in the BWCA guiding this year but have yet to do a personal Boundary Waters canoe trip. I decided that I needed to remedy that, so with very little forethought I decided to pick a route and hit the water.