Thursday, August 10, 2023. Being biologists, Mark and I are always curious about the wildlife where we travel. Art told us there are no turtles, snakes, or frogs this far north. The wife of one of the owners said that there are bats in the roofs of some of the cabins. We’d seen a porcupine, …
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At 12:13 a.m. I had to take a leak, and after stumbling across the uneven floor of our cabin, I wobbled around to the edge of our bed, pulled on some extra clothes and stepped outside. I walked about ten feet from the cabin and looked toward the lodge. To my naked eyes, I saw …
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Tuesday, August 8, 2023. We woke to cloudy skies and warmer temps…and with no inkling that this would be the best day of the trip for Arthur. The morning started out slowly, but by late morning, he had landed this pike, his largest thus far. Ever. At 11:32 he caught a larger pike that wasn’t …
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Monday, August 7, 2023. We awoke to temperatures so cold that I ended up wearing 8 layers of clothes a looked like the Michelin Man. The sky was gray and remained gray all day, though we did see the sun peak out once in a while. This photo is dark and unaltered, giving a real …
Fishing at Creek Lake Lodge, Saskatchewan, Canada – Day 3 – August 2023 Read More »
Sunday, August 6, 2023. The morning was overcast, but we were optimistic that we’d get into some big fish sooner or later. Here, Arthur and Jack head out for the day. Mark was ready for the day, including the chilly ride out to wherever it is we were going fishing. We started out pike fishing …
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Saturday, August 5, 2023. Fort McMurray, Alberta to Cree Lake Lodge, Saskatchewan. We were up early and at the Fort McMurray Aviation hangar by 7:30 a.m. as instructed. Nobody else was there, though, so we hung out and took photos. Shortly after 7:30, a guy named Wade appeared and asked us to bring our luggage …
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There were basically two ways for us to get from the Lansing area in Michigan to Fort McMurray, Alberta in August 2023: drive to Detroit and fly to Fort McMurray, or drive from the Lansing area to Fort McMurray. Mark and I did a quick comparison of costs and determined that with four people in …
Cree Lake Lodge, Saskatchewan, Canada 2023 – Three Days on the Road to Get There Read More »
In my ongoing ‘lil rant about the amount of signs littering the landscape, this post is about signs that need to be modernized or placed somewhere else. This is a sign that is supposed to suggest that there might be a fire truck entering the road. Now, this may be what fire trucks look like …
In my ongoing little rant about signs, let’s explore Pedestrian Crossings. Did you ever notice that pedestrian crossings always have the same bald, black dude that has no hands or feet–and he’s always walking in the same direction? He’s never walking from left to right. Now, I have nothing against bald, black guys with no …
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs – Part 2, Pedestrian signs Read More »
After two days of driving, we returned home to get our pups, Snickers and Winston, from their favorite play place–Nana ‘N Paws in Grand Ledge. On the drive home from Nana ‘N Paws, the pups sang a swan song we’d never heard before. Listen to this video and you’ll hear what I mean. We were …
Florida Bass Fishing 2023 – Heading Home to Michigan Read More »