Over the weekend we headed up to Grand Marais to celebrate my birthday as well as Isaiah’s. Though I’ve been there so many times before, I’ve never enjoyed it more. There’s something so special about a place where the rugged terrain meets the (sometimes) softness of the Great Lake.
We drove up the Gunflint Trail to see for ourselves the devastation of the recent fire. I was expecting a blackened land barren of all life but what I found was a rather sensational display of lush, flowering plants. It is apparent that nothing can stop nature from doing what she does best–flourishing!
Saturday morning I awoke early and showered before the campgrounds sprang to life. I returned to the campsite, grabbed my camera and headed down to the harbor to watch the sun rise. A few devoted fishermen were heading out to their favorite spots but other than the sound of the waves lapping at the rocks, it was silent and golden. For a few moments I felt like the earth was mine and mine alone.
View photos from my trip here.
One day I am going to own a resort on the Gunflint Trail.
Breakfast will be served at 7 AM and I’ll pack lunches for on the boat. When you return from catching the largest walleye you’ve ever laid eyes on, there will be fresh sheets on your bed and the scent of bread baking in the kitchen. Dinner will be ready just about the time your stomach sounds like a grizzly bear. Go ahead and have a second helping!
After dinner you can sit around the fire Elly will entertain you with Hannah Montana songs.
And my heart will be so full.
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August 14th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
You were up to Grand Marias and did not stop in? Come to think of it, we went up to Winnipeg last week for 4 days at Folk-A-Rama. so we might not have been home. Glad you acquired memories that will last a lifetime.___Bill
August 15th, 2007 at 5:59 am
Forgot to say I love your pictures. The first one might be called, “Dreams of tomorrow”, or somethings like that.
August 15th, 2007 at 6:37 am
Well, that explains your absence from the blogosphere! I wondered where you were. I love the pictures. And please sign me up when you get that resort done. I would like a King-sized bed, please. Our girls can sing together.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Sweet pictures. I LOVE the reflecting hand one. Looks like you hit the jackpot on weather up there. Also, based on your swimmer guy, it looks like the water might have been a bit cold?
August 15th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Bill- we drove through Duluth at around 11:30 PM since we prefer to take road trips at a time when the children might possibly be tired enough to sleep. While I would love to meet you, I’m thinking you’d prefer a time when you weren’t in your pajamas!
Deborah- This is one of the reasons I’ve not been online much. Life is CRAZY right now trying to establish daycare and preparing for the new school year. Uff da!
Jeff- The weather was outrageously wonderful. Unfortunately, Lake Superior’s temperature wasn’t as kind. Daniel was a brave child!