We had such a great time in Colorado August 8-10 celebrating Lauren and Turner's marriage with their Colorado family and friends. Marin got to visit with some of the friends she made over the summer while she was staying with Lauren. Turner has a really great family and it was fun spending time with them. August also saw everyone back in school. Marin, Jessianne, Skyelr, Turner and Bryan all hit the homework routine. Bill, Jessica and Lauren all began another school year teaching. While they were getting used to textbooks again, I headed to the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area for my annual women's canoe trip. Once more I had fun paddling, camping, laughing and generally being a girl in the wilderness.
This eagle watched over us from an island across from our campsite. It was fun to see otters in Lake Superior on our way up North, beaver near our campsite, and turtles sunning themselves on logs.
When we need to portage, this is how a canoe is carried. Except that it is carried level and not touching the ground in back. All food, canoes, camping gear, etc. has to be carried across. We had 3 portages into the lake we camped on. We set up a base camp and took day trips each day from their. What a beautiful place to spend some time! Can't wait for next year.
