Paddling Notes

[htwoopup]

I thought it would be a good idea to put the bike on the trainer on the dock. After 10 minutes realized it was boring not having the scenery change while pedaling in place. Brought the whole kit and caboodle back into the house and finished my 100th sloggy mile for the week on the trainer during quarantine riding. Still boring. Just trying to preserve some sense of fitness while stuck on "on property".

But quarantine on Lac Duhamel does not suck. Air temperature is 80, water is 71.

We don't have pretty equipment as we are pure lightweight technology not realizing there was both in this sport too. Did a circumference of the lake for just over an hour



The trees are cut on the bottom like a laser saw did it evenly everywhere around the lake. The reason is that when the lake is frozen, that is how high the deer can reach eating the cedar tree branches that go over what is water in summer.

Bizarrely, we have deer and cedar trees at the beach in Fire Island but the deer there wouldn't dream of eating it but in Canada they think cedars are like candy.

[vertical_doug]

I thought it would be a good idea to put the bike on the trainer on the dock. After 10 minutes realized it was boring not having the scenery change while pedaling in place. Brought the whole kit and caboodle back into the house and finished my 100th sloggy mile for the week on the trainer during quarantine riding. Still boring. Just trying to preserve some sense of fitness while stuck on "on property".

But quarantine on Lac Duhamel does not suck. Air temperature is 80, water is 71.

We don't have pretty equipment as we are pure lightweight technology not realizing there was both in this sport too. Did a circumference of the lake for just over an hour



The trees are cut on the bottom like a laser saw did it evenly everywhere around the lake. The reason is that when the lake is frozen, that is how high the deer can reach eating the cedar tree branches that go over what is water in summer.

Bizarrely, we have deer and cedar trees at the beach in Fire Island but the deer there wouldn't dream of eating it but in Canada they think cedars are like candy.

This is YEAR 2020. I bet you have mosquitoes at night, deer flies during the day, and leeches in the water. Yeah, it must totally suck.
And did someone let a baby alligator go many years ago.

[ides1056]

That sure sucks. Your luck is not running real great lately. Hope it improves presently...

If you saw where I live and how you would realize I have no complaint.

I asked myself what would Dr Fauci do?

[htwoopup]

Day 10 of the this doesn’t suck quarantine...2 more hours on the Seven on the trainer then canoe...

Afternoon

Four more days of this, and then we can be in civilization but not sure that last part is a good thing.

[caleb]

I look at that breakfast and recall Hemingway's Nick Adams Stories.

From Hemingway’s unfinished piece, The Last Good Country (1958ish):

“Do we go through it very long?”
“Quite a way.”
“It makes me feel strange. But I’m not afraid.”
“I said that first.”
“I know. Maybe we say it because we are afraid.”
“No, I’m not afraid because I’m with you. But I know I’d be afraid alone. Did you ever come here with anyone else?”
“No. Only my myself.”
“And you weren’t afraid?”
“No. But I always feel strange. Like the way I ought to feel in church.”

[robin3mj]

Winning life this week!

[j44ke]

If I am outside, I am not bored. If nothing is happening, that’s something to see.

[deano]

Where is that?

[caleb]

Where is that?

If you're asking where Jorn is finding stuff to see outside, I'm not sure.

If you're asking where I took the pictures above, they're from the eastern end of the Boundary Waters, east of the Gunflint Trail.

[deano]

If you're asking where Jorn is finding stuff to see outside, I'm not sure.

If you're asking where I took the pictures above, they're from the eastern end of the Boundary Waters, east of the Gunflint Trail.

Oopsie, the latter. Not that what Jorn's got going on outside isn't interesting. :) Boundary waters has been on my list since about age 12 when Mr. Bill, the taciturn plumber scoutmaster waxed absolutely poetic about doing a trip up there. It never came to be, but it stuck with me.

[j44ke]

If you're asking where Jorn is finding stuff to see outside, I'm not sure.

If you're asking where I took the pictures above, they're from the eastern end of the Boundary Waters, east of the Gunflint Trail.

Sorry - I was wondering how Jon could be bored on a lake like that. Looks great to me. Though I guess he says it isn’t a bad thing after all.

[deano]

Sorry - I was wondering how Jon could be bored on a lake like that. Looks great to me. Though I guess he says it isn’t a bad thing after all.

Yeah, that was deeply suspect, but subtlety and understatement is a lost art, so I guess he could be forgiven.

[deano]

This definitely makes me wish for some time canoeing with my special lady friend, that's for sure.

[caleb]

Oopsie, the latter. Not that what Jorn's got going on outside isn't interesting. :) Boundary waters has been on my list since about age 12 when Mr. Bill, the taciturn plumber scoutmaster waxed absolutely poetic about doing a trip up there. It never came to be, but it stuck with me.

I highly recommend it. Or even better, drive around through International Falls and go into Quetico from the north at Beaverhouse.

[vertical_doug]

[ides1056]

no humankind: priceless

[vertical_doug]

no humankind: priceless

My daughter's BF trying to catch trout in the Frying Pan River for the frying pan dinner.

[guido]

That second image is quite lovely Doug...

[vertical_doug]

[guido]

Better and better!