We enjoyed a nice break at the cabin from 10-16 June 2012. A
few highlights:
Out
on the gravel part of Deerskin Road we saw two black bears about a mile from
the cabin. These were sightings on separate days, so I don’t know if it was the
same bear or not.
I take quite a few walks around our property and on the nature trail. Here are a few images from one of those hikes.
Walking
down Black Bear Lane one afternoon, we saw an animal run across the road about
50 yards from us. Not sure what it was. Kind of like a fisher, but may have
been bigger like a wolverine. However, wolverines are not supposed to be down
in this area. It was not a coyote, wolf or bobcat. Mary figured it had to be the mythical Hodag.
We
went kayaking with Greene’s on the upper Wisconsin River. Put in about 2 miles
from the headwaters at Lac Vieux Desert. We floated down about 2.5 miles and
then paddled back upstream where we put in. The pictures here represent that
trip.
Went
kayaking again on Thursday the 14th on the Deerskin River. It had
been 12 years since I had been on the Deerskin. We put in at Rangeline Road and
paddled upstream from there. It was a warm day, but a cold front was coming in
with showers. You can see the rain in this picture, and later, mist rose from
the river. What a great time to be on the river. This picture shows Mary, the
maiden of the mist on the Deerskin.
There are various styles for paddling a kayak. One of my favorites is the "recliner" style of paddling as demonstrated here. That's our sailboat and pier in the distance between my feet.
Saturday morning we rode the paved bike trail from Land O’ Lakes to
the Forest Lake Country Store. That round trip was about 10 miles, but we
extended it. We knew that the bike trail continued west from there, as
part of the Wilderness Lakes Trail system, but were uncertain where the trail
was and what it was like. So we went exploring. We found an outstanding, new,
paved trail with stunning scenery and lots of hills. Reminded me of the Birkie
Trail, but for bikes.
Before heading back to the cabin and leaving for Madison, we stopped at the Buzz on B in Land O' Lakes for coffee.
