Tag: northwoods
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5 Lessons Congress Could Learn From A Ragnar Trail Race
The polarity and divisiveness in our country has reached extremes never seen in recent times. Our democractic and constitutional norms are straining at the seams. Op-eds and analysts drill down with their best ideas for how to restore civility, how to find our way back to some kind of bipartisanship … but not a single…
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Walks in the Woods (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 20)
Spending time in the woods does a soul good. Especially when you have a faithful friend by your side … ~ Kat
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Mirror
Aurora looked into the mirror and liked what she saw, dancing and shimmering along the horizon, with shades of purple and green, as the stars twinkled in appreciation of the sight. Friday night at the cabin on a little lake in the Minnesota northwoods was special, indeed. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
As I mulled over this week’s Photo Challenge theme, I considered possibilities surrounding birthdays, holiday celebrations, and arguably astonishing sights while traveling. I then remembered little Surprise Lake along Highway 38, a National Scenic Byway in Northern Minnesota, and decided it fit the bill nicely! The fall season when I took this photo was a particularly…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
This photo of a simple, tree-lined road represents “thankful” on many levels. Because it was taken this weekend as we drove home from the cabin, it represents gratitude for a couple of undistracted days with family, tucked away in the Northwoods. As the cold wind howled outside on Thanksgiving night and the snow began to…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 