Dave and I are almost done with our journey. After spending an entire year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, we plan to exit on Friday! Did you know that we began our year on a special day last year? It was the Fall Equinox. An equinox is one of two days each year …
It’s that time of year again. The school year is wrapping up and soon summer break will be upon us. We will be taking a break for the summer too. This will be the last Notes from the Trail until the end of August. We will still post regular Daily Data entries and you can …
Cedar Gordon: The last day of sailing we went from Windigo on the south end of Isle Royale to Grand Marais, MN. It poured rain pretty much the whole day. It was cold windy and foggy too. Coulter, Cedar, Lamar and I stayed in the cabin for most of the day. When we were about …
CEDAR G: Whenever we talk about swinging, this is it: we take a rope (halyard) that attaches to the top of the mast. We have a little handle that we tie on to the end of the rope. We stand on the dodger (the roof of the cockpit) holding on to the handle. We jump …
LAMAR: We are now in the Slate islands again. In Terrace Bay we presented at the high school. I helped with an activity for the first time and I really liked it. I definitely want to do it again next time and maybe even do more. It’s funny because at the beginning of the trip …
Lamar: In Rossport we dropped off Brooke and Claire. It was really sad to see them go. but it has been really fun with Coulter and Cedar Holden. From Rossport we went to the Slate Islands. On the way there I threw up from seasickness. It was horrible! But then we explored this wooden shipwreck …
Cedar: We are now in Nipigon, ON. It is the most northerly freshwater port in the world! It is very beautiful. It is sooo warm, it is ironic that the more north we go the warmer it gets! A few nights ago we were in this really nice place called Loon Harbor. There was this …
Lamar: We are now at our second big destination. Grand Marais was the first one and now we are in Thunder Bay. We’ve even talked to Canadian people! Big accomplishment. I have only gotten a little woozy but no real seasickness so far so I am psyched. It feels like a whole new experience without …
Brooke: My name is Brooke Doughty and I am 15. I live near Marquette, MI and I am homeschooled. I will be sailing with the Gordons on Sea Change for the first two weeks. So far the trip has been really fun! We did our first presentations yesterday at the high school in Two Harbors. …
Spring continues to unfold in the wilderness. We are seeing new animals and insects every day. The plants are changing quickly. The air and water temperatures continue to rise, and the days seem incredibly long. Everywhere we look, we see life emerging in the wilderness. Animals We continue to see many birds. Some birds are …