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BWCA 101, Part 1: How to Plan a Canoe/Camping Trip

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged Boundary Waters Canoe Area, BWCA, Canoeing, Minnesota, Paddling on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

By Chris Walden A few summers ago a friend invited me on on a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a six night trip. I had not been camping in twenty years, and never in a wilderness setting like BWCA. Reluctantly, I agreed. Fortunately, I loved it! I’ve been there a few times [...]

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Chocolate Swiss Army Knife, For When Giving Up Is the Best Tool for the Job

Posted in Outdoors, tagged Chocolate, Knife, Swiss Army on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It won’t clip your toenails. It won’t skin a rabbit. It won’t slice rope, repair a canoe or tweeze out a splinter, and it’s not going to do a damn thing to get that fallen boulder off your chest. But when the chips are down and all hope is lost, a hazelnut chocolate bar isn’t [...]

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KITCHEN TIPS AND TRICKS

Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged Cooking Tips, Outdoor Cooking, Wild Game Cooking on June 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

herbs can really add to the taste and take away from the “wild” taste

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The BWCA Finds Lunker Northerns and Big Smiles

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, tagged Boundary Waters Canoe Area, BWCA, Canoeing. Huge Northern Pike, Ely, Lunker Northern Pike, Minnesota, Two Fish Caught on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Two Northerns On One Line? I felt a bite – or so I thought? I was reeling, when the line pulled tight. I jerked on the line, “I’m snagged,” I called out. As we prepared to backup the canoe, I felt a tug. “Wait! —No? It’s two fish and boy is he big! Get the [...]

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Lake Minnetonka Northern Pike Action

Posted in Fishing, Outdoors, tagged Big Northern, Fishing, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It was a slow Crappie bite…all of a sudden, this 28-inch Northern Pike came along! If I were a Crappie, I’d hide too. Pictured Left: Grandpa and Granddaughter Madeline Nelson on Lake Minnetonka, MN

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