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April 30, 2016 at 01:30PM

April 30, 2016 By Dave Freeman

Spending the winter out in the Wilderness didn’t seem that hard at the time. We were focused on our daily tasks of gathering wood, chopping a water hole, setting up our tent, feeding and caring for the dogs, documenting and sharing our #wildernessyear to @savetheBWCA , and dozens of other repetitive tasks that became part of our daily rhythm.
Now that the ice is gone and we are traveling by canoe, we are struck by how much easier life is. Many of our tasks melted away with the coming of spring and others require less time and effort. Even sitting outside in the sun with bare hands writing this and watching the sun turn the clouds red last night required less effort than they would have several months ago.

There is no need to warm batteries or stoke the woodstove. The singing loons and song birds bring so much joy and the sun’s warmth feels like the most cherished gift. This is a special time to be out in the northwoods. I hope you get out and enjoy the natural world as it wakes up after a long winter’s nap.

We must speak loudly for the otters and the loons, the clean, cool lakes, and towering pines. This Wilderness is too precious to risk. Sign the petition at @savetheBWCA, help us protect the Boundary Waters from a series of proposed sulfide-ore copper mines along the edge of our nation’s most popular Wilderness.

#wildernessyear #savetheBWCA #spring #joy #simple #sunset #wilderness #adventure #BWCA #BoundaryWaters #captureMN #onlyinMN

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