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November 02, 2015 at 10:05AM

November 2, 2015 By Dave Freeman

Amy and I woke up with a start when a red squirrel chattered in a tree above our heads. I tossed the kindling and birch bark that I had carefully prepared before climbing into my sleeping bag last night into the woodstove, piled on a few medium sized split logs, lit it the fire. I placed our morning water, that Amy dips from the lake and places next to the stove each evening, on the stove and peaked outside. The clouds were streaked with pinks and purples so I urged Amy to get dressed while I threw on a jacket, and stumbled out of the tent in my long underwear.
We haven’t seen a sunrise or sunset, or any sun at all, in several days. We wanted to watch the sunrise and hopefully encourage it to stick around. A long, slippery log stretches between our campsite and a small island off our campsite. I gingerly walked across the log waving my arms and wobbling as the log swayed below me. The water was not very deep, but a plunge into 38 degree water first thing in the morning isn’t my idea of fun, so I was pretty intent on staying on that log.
A beaver swam by the tiny island and I could see little droplets of water glistening in its fur. Beavers are most active at dusk and dawn, so it was probably just finishing up its day, getting ready to head back to its lodge to rest as the sun climbs above the horizon. Did this beaver appreciate the pinks and purples reflecting off the glassy water? Maybe it is too busy gathering food and preparing its lodge for the long winter ahead. Otters always seem like they are often playing and having fun, but beavers are all business, swimming rapidly from one place to the next with purpose. After walking across the log I think I feel more like an otter this morning. What animal best describes your mood today? #OnlyinMN #savethebwca #wildernessyear #boundarywaters #sunrise #fun

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