The on-going job search has taken in interesting turn this last month. It oddly enough will be taking me back to an old, familiar vacationing destination where my family used to spend our summer holidays.
The Boundary Waters National Park is a vast waterway that allows outdoor enthusiasts access across the Canadian -
American border via canoes. The lakes are deep, clear, abundant with fish and other wildlife, and provide the weary paddler with numerous ledge rocks that function as make-shift outdoor cafes, or listening points at the end of a long traveling day.
The Finnish and the Swedes settled in this area during the late 1800's, building their log cabins and establishing a distinctly Scandinavian culture for generations to follow.
Photo by: Nancy Jo Tubbs / Camp Van Vac, cabin 25 |
Photo by: Dr. Lynn Rogers |
So, soon I will be off to the great north woods. My activities over the next few weeks involve breaking-in serious hiking boots, understanding the mechanical workings of a compass, and researching odorless bug repellent. Such topics for discussion! ...but I wouldn't trade this new life for any other!
Lessons learned:
Don't try to break in new boots all at once...ouch!
Don't position your nose too close to the spraying device when testing the olfactory strength of bug repellents!