Tag: Minnesota
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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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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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The Miracle of a Single Flower
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~ Buddha Ciao! ~ Kat
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Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background
I had hoped to capture a shot for this week’s challenge while at the cabin this past weekend, but no such luck. Pick had challenged us to: Take a picture of yourself or someone else as a shadow, a reflection, or a lesser part of a scene, making the background, or — as in the…
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