Blue River to Boscobel

On day 3 of our trip to Wyalusing (Sunday, Sept. 4), the rain finally stopped—just in time for our canoe trip on the Wisconsin River.  Wisconsin River Outings outfitted us with a canoe, paddles, and some very nice kayaker’s life jackets, and dropped us off at Blue River/Port Andrew, so we could paddle the 8 [...]

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Potawatomi State Park

So, as I mentioned before, our group campsite at Potawatomi State Park was enormous. Rated for up to 36 people, it had picnic tables for that many and tons of horsing around space. Surrounded on three sides by woods, we could see one neighboring campsite (a bit) through the trees–but otherwise felt alone out there.  It [...]

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Lake Harriet Hunt picture book

The story of our trip to Lake Harriet Hunt for my 3-year-old nephew: See the previous post for the adult version of the story.

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Librarian’s lake

  Our first Alaskan port was Ketchikan.  I was excited to arrive because I had convinced my mother to go on her very first paddling trip with me, somewhere in the Tongass National Forest (the cruise ship excursion description didn’t tell us where).   Knowing that we were going to the Tongass National Forest didn’t help [...]

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