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"The
Singing Wilderness has to do with the calling of the loons, northern
lights, and the great silences of a land lying northwest of Lake Superior. It
is concerned with the simple joys, the timelessness and perspective found in a
way of life that is close to the past. I have heard the singing in many places,
but I seem to hear it best in the wilderness lake country of the Quetico-Superior, where travel is still by pack and canoe
over the ancient trails of the Indians and voyageurs."
from The Singing Wilderness, by Sigurd
F. Olson
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Northern Minnesota is a unique area in the heart of the continent. It's almost with reluctance that I enter this web page. The BWCA is an area very dear to my heart. I want to share it with others, yet to encourage others to go there is, in a way, to add a bit to its destruction. On the other hand, an informed group of explorers will hopefully treat this beautiful, wild, yet fragile environment with respect and will enhance the chances of its survival. That is the intent of this page.
Time
to Say Good-bye
With some regret, I’ve decided to hang up my
boundary waters page. It has been one of
the longest running web sites devoted to that magical land called the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. However,
it has even been difficult for me to visit the area the past several years,
though I did go in the fall the past two years.
Still, there are now other bigger, better sites out there and I don’t
feel the inclination to maintain links here any longer.
Many, many thanks to the
folks who have shared their stories. Also, thanks to those who have visited. I hope you found something interesting
here.
I’ll keep the site open a few more weeks,
until about the beginning of June, and then it will be time to see what’s at
the end of the next portage.
Peace.
We take a lot of photos when we head north.
Here are a few from this summer, July '99. 
Click here for BWCAW pics!
Many of our trips up
north are highlighted by the sighting of a bull moose
foraging in the lake or a black bear feasting on some wild strawberries.
What experiences have you had with animals? Send them to: davisjk@southslope.net
Click here to see Animal Encounters.
What are your
recollections of previous trips?
A perfect shoreline reflection on the lake, unbroken by
waves? A muddy, mosquito-infested portage that never
ended? The sound of the wind through that rare stand
of native white pines? For a collection of stories and anecdotes by
friends and fellow travellers, check out
Boundary Waters Reflections.
I do some painting for relaxation. To see a
few more of my watercolors with an north woods theme,
check out Northwoods
Impressions.
Click here to see some related sites.
BWCA
literature can transport you there when you can't physically be there
yourself.
Here's a bit about me
and my fellow campers: Kathy, Jessica and Grant.
Thanks to Wunderground.com for the weather link. Click on the icon on the top of the page to get the current north shore weather.
Many thanks to
for providing the web space.
I support the
wilderness concept. For more information on this subject, check out:
Happy Paddling!
Jim
Davis