Up in northern Minnesota, it seems I either have no battery life or no reception, but I ended up in town today with a minute to post. 

After the weather finally cleared up, we had a great series of hiking days. I dealt with a bit of poison ivy and sunburn, but it was nothing I couldn’t handle and adapt to. 

We picked up the miles, so most days leave me pretty wiped, hiking into camp around 7:00 p.m. The nice weather and holiday weekend brought in quite a few people. When before, there were only a few hikers out for the day, the past few days have revealed more than a hundred people out in the woods. My brethren. And sisteren. 

The climbs have started to pick up too, with a couple days of hiking reminiscent of the Appalachian Trail. Views of Lake Superior are always welcome. Don’t get me wrong – my first homage is always to Lake Michigan – but there are some great towns and people here. Nearly everyone here knows about the Superior Hiking Trail, and many have been supportive of our thru hike. 

It’s dwindling down to the last few days out here already. I feel like I just got back in the woods. A few more nights of cowboy camping and hopefully keeping this perfect weather of today. Fret not. There’s always time for more days in the woods. Full time or part time, I’ll always make it work out.