The City Pages‘ “Best of the Twin Cities” issue which came out last week mingled a fantastic description of my favorite stretch of the St. Croix River amidst its usual witty reviews of Thai restaurants and eyebrow waxers: BEST FISHING HOLE (EXURBAN) Winner: St. Croix River The hell if we’re going to tell you our [...]
Spring on the St. Croix
April 23, 2007
Sleepy and I paddled my favorite stretch of the St. Croix River yesterday, from Osceola to Log House Landing (near Copas just north of William O’ Brien). We put in about 11:00 under partly cloudy skies. The forecast was calling for showers and maybe thunderstorms later in the afternoon, but it sure didn’t seem possible [...]
Camping on the Croix: Full Disclosure
March 8, 2007
The National Park Service recently presented several options for managing camping on the St. Croix River between St. Croix Falls and Stillwater. This is the second in a series examing that proposal. I’ll be the first to admit that it’s very hard for me to objectively judge the camping management alternatives presented by the Park [...]
Camping on the Croix: Introduction to a Defining Debate
February 23, 2007
This is the first in a series on proposed changes to camping management policies on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a topic of continued interest to me. The National Park Service released a proposal this week for new camping regulations on the St. Croix River between St. Croix Falls and Stillwater. Presenting several management [...]
Leapfrogging
August 7, 2006
Taken through the binoculars. Shortly after I took this, the heron flew ahead of the egret and continued working its way up the shoreline.