Slowfoot Connections

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Many blogs ago, I wrote about a rarely visited wilderness lake in the BWCA Wilderness of northern Minnesota. My short blog with a couple pictures was found by a podcast pro. I was excited to relive the journey through his “escape with Jay” podcast. I am excited to share this connection.

Click on my old post here

click on escape with Jay here

Enjoy the wilderness

Gary

I have been gone from the blogging world for family reasons. I will get back to blogging soon. My camera has been begging for more action as well.

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Outdoors Man, Hunter, Fisherman, Guide, Writer / Author, Photographer, Public Speaker, Musician, Song Writer, Story Teller, Follower Of Jesus. Love God and family and total strangers

31 thoughts on “Slowfoot Connections”

    1. Thanks Deb…Oh yes, way more beauty and so many kinds of beauty. The feeling goes away when a bear walks into camp or the wolves moan on the campsite perimeter.

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  9. It’s a blessing to see you, Gary. As always, I’m praying for you all. The Path to Slowfoot …our paths to the “unpreparedness” of God in his nature, our day-to-day living, and situations. I echo Deborah’s comment above. I’ve never heard of Rumbler but enjoyed Jay’s video podcast. How awesome that your picture got him “hooked”. Thank you for blessing us with your wise words and stunning images, my friend.

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    1. It is a fun connection to someone else enjoying the same wilderness, I have paddled and bushwhacked. The video is good, and I recognize rocks and trees I have seen and used as waypoints. Slowfoot lake is very hard to get to but so worth it.

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  10. Great to hear from you again, Gary. Glad I caught this. I hope things are progressing for you and your family. I watched the first part of the video you linked and got an additional indication of your neck of the wild woods up there. Looks like it has never changed much at all and still appears aboriginal. We are fortunate to still have such locations. Also, when I was a kid I never liked the hot summers of Texas and expressed the desire to Move To Minnesota. Then later in life I heard the sad news that mosquitoes by the millions like it too. Oh well. And in reading your post I had the thought that the incessant bugs serve a great purpose in keeping the land pristine by keeping the riffraff out. They thereby assist in preserving the natural beauty and wild wilderness thereof. Perhaps this is why less wild places don’t stay wild for long.

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    1. You are right on several counts RJ. It is still pristine wilderness. The wilderness is visited on the edges mostly. Those who venture deeper have to learn some primitive skills including coping with the animals and insects. They need to cook over an open fire or spend a lot of money on freeze dried-just add hot water-pouches of food. The mosquitoes are a deterrent for many to go on trip #2. I’m not sure what that says about me while plan Trip #70 this fall?? It’s a very physical trip with lots of unknowns which deters most people who would rather have a motor on their watercraft.

      I think you would like it.

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      1. I think Trip #70 says a lot about you as a man, Gary. I would think that must be a record of some sort and is right next to actually living in that environment. This makes me wonder about those originals who did live in that area and how they coped. I remember reading about the legendary Karankawas who lived on the Texas coast, a very rough environment, and what they had to do to survive and thrive. Regarding the ever-present insects in that area, the Handbook of Texas states: “They often smeared their bodies with a mixture of mud and alligator or shark grease to ward off mosquitoes.”

        I appreciate what you said about most visitors only seeing the edges of the wilderness. One has to really love adventure and the Lord’s actual wild environment to go deeper. This speaks very clearly to the spiritual side of man. There is lot that most men never see or want to see. To tough it out in the extreme makes for a better and stronger class of men, something that is going by the wayside really fast now. Like anything else, a man MUST MAKE that second trip and not be daunted by a few inconveniences. Again, this speaks to spiritual things. For farther in we go the rougher and better it gets.

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    1. It definitely is not a bug free lake Nancy. Judging by the lack of human sign around the lake, and the rugged terrain to get there and then try to camp, it will always remain mostly human free. It’s a place that captures the imagination.

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  14. Wow! I started watching the podcast and I did not think that I would watch the whole thing. Then, I got caught up in it and watched it til the end. What an awesome experience. There was so much beautiful scenery, and the close-up photos of the animals was really nice. That one lone deer was really incredible… Praying for you and your family. Your blog post was beautifully written!!!

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