I spent my labor day weekend canoeing in the Adirondacks with some friends of mine. It was great to get upstate for a while, as that so rarely happens. Fingers crossed, I will have some pictures of us in the wilderness soon. I did not bring my camera, but there were others who did.

There was not much hardship, so there are not many good stories to tell you about the trip. That is one thing to keep in mind while camping, that the worse it is, the better are the stories. Our two trips up and down Leach Creek brought only one blood sucking friend, much to the disappointment of Cara, one my fellow paddlers. There was a screeching midnight attack by an owl who feasted on a chimpmunk in our camp. I have a vision of this silent bird swooping down to get its prey, screeching as it gets close so as to stop the mouse in its tracks. That's what you get for eating human food, little guy.

I am a bit sore from canoeing and portaging, sunburnt as well, but it was a great trip. Pretty soon it will be too cold to go camping up there, so this may be the last outdoor trip for a while. There is still one more trip up north I have planned, the fall leaf and thrift tour. Tree watching and thrifting, one heck of a way to spend a weekend.