June Update

For starters, Brock had his big check-up on his heart this morning, and the results weren't exactly what we were hoping for. He will have to have another surgery, probably in the next few months. He acts and looks like a healthy baby, but it seems his heart still isn't working quite as well as it should.

As for our move to Minnesota, things haven't been fully finalized on the deal yet, so we aren't doing much with the new business yet, but are hoping that things will be taken care of by mid next week. Due to the confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure statements that we have signed we can't give exact details yet but we will be working at an outfitter in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness. For those of you who don't know, or didn't read about my trip last June, the BWCA is a large, 1.2 million acre, federal preserve that has been set aside for non-motorized outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, canoeing and other such activities. Every summer roughly 200 thousand people enter the BWCA at various entry points that are designated and controlled via permits. Most of the people rent or bring a canoe and camping equipment and then will paddle through the BWCA. So what we will be doing is running an operation that will provide lodging the night before you depart and all the gear, food and equipment for your trip. We will also arrange for your permit, transport you to your drop-off site, set you up with a suggested route, answer any questions, and then pick you up at the conclusion of your trip and bring you back to the lodge for your vehicle and a shower. When we are legally able to, we will post the link to the company's website. If anyone is interested in going on such a trip, I will be going on 10 to 12 five day trips this summer in order to learn the most popular routes, fishing spots, and choice photographic points. I would prefer not to have to go on each trip by myself and would welcome any interested person as a "research" partner.

Since we have been here, we have been enjoying some of the local points of interest. One that we went to is the Wolf Center. It is a place where they educate people about wolves with exhibits, interesting presentations, and a wolf viewing area. Here is Brock hanging out at the viewing window.

We also went for a short hike on a trail near the cabin we are staying in and at the end of the trail was this 35 foot waterfall.