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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.
Now Available: Are you missing a back issue of the Boundary
Waters Journal? Some are
available through the magazine, but I have single issues dating back to
1988 for sale. If you are
interested, check out Back Issues.
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.
