June Haibun: Firewood

June 15, 2009

On Saturday about six o’ clock Brian and I got into Gabe’s canoe and paddled away from the site and across the river, looking for firewood. We tried the big backwater right across from us first, hoping to find driftwood that had hung up in the grasses there when the water came down, but there [...]

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June Haibun: Downriver

June 3, 2009

In my memories of spring paddles, the river and the skies are gray. The trees that line the shore are leafless, but birds sing out loudly. This spring, when we put the canoe in the water it was raining. The first mile of paddling was cold and we wondered what had compelled us. Later, when [...]

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Return to the river

April 20, 2008

I’m well aware it’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here, much less with any frequency. I blame quitting one job and starting another. A winter that overstayed its welcome by about three weeks hasn’t helped any either. But, I decided that if spring is going to be reticent with signs of her [...]

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Paddles

September 7, 2007

mid-afternoon breeze roughens the sky blue water as the canoes cross

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Not ready to be home

September 2, 2007

(Jordan Lake Narrows) Rosie and I just got back from a great three-night trip to the Boundary Waters with a crew of four rookie Californians (and one rookie dog). I’ll post more words and photos soon.

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St. Croix Postcard

June 15, 2007

{click image to see a larger version} “The upper valley is a rugged, wild region, a lonely and beautiful one, a land of brooks and creeks and rivers. The Totogatic and Namekagon, the Yellow and the Clam, the Kettle and the Snake, all once busy lumbering streams, today join the main channel to become true [...]

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