No Rush

July 3, 2006

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For the Record

November 7, 2005

I’ve only recently discovered that the National Park Service is investigating restricting camping on my favorite section of the St. Croix River (PDF). Just to formally state my opinion and perhaps hear what some readers think, here’s the full text of my letter to the Park Service on the issue. Jill, I will not be [...]

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Right Where I Am

October 17, 2005

It’s hard to figure out where this trip began… First, a few weeks ago we paddled down the St. Croix with a floatilla of three canoes and swore we’d be back. Then, Saturday afternoon, while Rosie and I are cavorting in the fallen leaves and the golden trees at a state park, Canoeman leaves me [...]

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September on the St. Croix

September 19, 2005

Rosie and I were paddling the Loonie Tune, Canoeman and T.L. were in the Freighter, the old Alumacraft, and we both flanked like bodyguards the star of the paddle, a canoe you’re honored to float alongside, Seliga #173, a wood-canvas canoe handmade by Joe Seliga in his garage in Ely just like he’s been doing [...]

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Summer Times

July 8, 2005

I haven’t posted much the past few weeks. Life and its obligations have conspired to keep me pretty busy. We’ve been having a lot of fun. Some might say, too much fun. When I’ve had the forethought, I’ve sought to preserve the moments in pictures (Coen bros. movie reference, gold star if you name it). [...]

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