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"The Singing Wilderness has to do with the calling of the loons,
northern lights, and the great silences of a land lying northwest of Lake
Superior. It is concerned with the simple joys, the timelessness and perspective
found in a way of life that is close to the past. I have heard the singing
in many places, but I seem to hear it best in the wilderness lake country
of the Quetico-Superior, where travel is still by pack and canoe over the
ancient trails of the Indians and voyageurs."
from The Singing Wilderness, by Sigurd F. Olson
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Northern Minnesota
is a unique area in the heart of the continent. It's almost with reluctance
that I enter this web page. The BWCA is an area very dear to my
heart. I want to share it with others, yet to encourage others to go there
is, in a way, to add a bit to its destruction. On the other hand, an informed
group of explorers will hopefully treat this beautiful, wild, yet fragile
environment with respect and will enhance the chances of its survival.
That is the intent of this page.
Why
is there a dead eagle here? Check out my journal
to find out why.
Interested in sending a Boundary Waters postcard to a friend? Try my new
Postcard
Page
We take a lot of photos when we head north.
Here are a few from this summer, July '99. 
Click here for BWCAW pics!
Many of our
trips up north are highlighted by the sighting of a bull moose foraging
in the lake or a black bear feasting on some wild strawberries.
What experiences have you had with animals? Send them to: davis@inav.net
Click here to see Animal
Encounters.
What are your
recollections of previous trips?
A perfect shoreline reflection on the lake, unbroken by waves? A muddy,
mosquito-infested portage that never ended? The sound of the wind through
that rare stand of native white pines? For a collection of stories and
anecdotes by friends and fellow travellers, check out
Boundary Waters
Reflections.
I do some painting for relaxation. To see a few more of my watercolors
with an north woods theme, check out Northwoods
Impressions.
Click here
to see some related sites.
BWCA
literature can transport you there when you can't physically be there
yourself.
Here's a bit
about me and my fellow campers: Kathy,
Jessica and Grant.
Thanks to Wunderground.com for the weather link. Click on the icon on the bar to the left to get the current north shore weather.
Selected graphics
courtesy of the handiwork of Henrik
Gemal
