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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid: Gearing Up (Part 1)
Recently, I introduced you to (or for many of you, reacquainted you with) Minnesota’s cabin culture. In northern Minnesota, I dare say that Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) trips are woven into the region’s culture just as strongly. Amazingly, in over 20 years of living “up north” we had yet to make it into the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes
Having just emerged from several unplugged and off-the-grid days in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness, images from that camping trip are fresh on my mind. Rather than sharing my view of the classic lakes and woods of the famed pristine wilderness, I am bringing you into the forest. The rains have been frequent,…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
The French horn is an instrument with curves! What rich sound can be teased from those long, winding tubes of brass — and oh, how the sound does carry above the rest of the symphony if a note is missed! Acknowledgements: Appreciation and thanks go to my son’s French horn which was the patient…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting
Capturing that fleeting light as the sun sets is the challenge of the photographer. Snap too soon and the light has not fully matured to realize the potential of the sunset’s glorious hues. Wait a moment too long and the beautiful shafts of light are gone . . . but the surfers nicely backlit and…
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The Allure of Minnesota’s Cabin Culture
What is it about going to “the cabin”? So many residents of Minnesota already live in rustic, nature-filled settings, yet are eager to pack up the car and head out to “the cabin.” If it is not their own cabin, or their family’s cabin, then it is their friend’s or neighbor’s cabin. In Minnesota, it…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says
Always read the fine print . . . Only 83 days until the Minnesota State Fair kicks off its annual eclectic extravaganza of food, animals, exhibits and entertainment! Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”The Sign Says” was this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in…
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