Adventure North

Our annual trout opener fishing weekend is in the book, or the blog anyway. It was cold and windy, and we were missing a few people. My father-in-law has been taking this trip with his buddies for 30 years but for various health reasons, it was just him and I this year. These guys have been taking 3 or 4 annual fishing trips every year for three decades, their absence was felt. The June trip to Lake of the Woods should be better attended and less physically demanding than climbing up and down these hills in search or trout. The evening view from our shack,  we could see trout rising in the riffle. Spring is just starting poke up through the detritus. We fished private land outside of Preston. The farmer is 88 years old, he's happy to chat with us and the turkey hunters who visit him. We got a bit of the family history and some stories from when he was in the marines in the 50s. Around lunch time he came down to the stream to visit us. He and his son-in-law, who was very busy, birth

 We left the house! It's been a long time since we wandered around the north shore. When Jr. North's spring break popped up on our calendars, we booked an Airbnb in Duluth and got out of Saint Paul for a bit. We were only gone for a few days but it was a good few days, and we had the place to ourselves.  Rock hopping. Gooseberry Falls Sunrise ove Lake Superior. Beaver Bay Beaver River Looking for agates was a highlight. Everything we found was pea sized or smaller, which is normal. The Agate Shop in Bevear Bay is worth a stop. The view from Palisade Head, and more rock hopping. Highway 61, south of Palisade Head. The Crew. Sipping on some flights of beer with Mrs. North. It's been over a year since we've done that. Stopped at Damage skate shop and picked up a soveniour. It's on the same block as Aerostich, Bent Paddle Brewing, and OMC. Early the next morning we hit up a skete park  just up the street from the shop. Ride North Sr. dropping in! Point Park beach. It wa