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Honestly there is no excuse. I am in college, my life is changing, but eventually I will be able to have the time to get caught back up on my blog. I still have hundreds of photos in all probability that need to be published for my Europe Trip and some new photos from my new life at Berkeley. Here is how this is going to happen. I know the lack of postings has been disappointing, but I am going to try to begin posting again as often as possible. They will probably lack order if not finesse, but I will do my best to start putting out material again. sorry for the confusion due to the lack of order that I will be using to put posts up, but hopefully once my life has settled, order will be had once more. ...

Today is an auspicious day in our history. The tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the fall of the Twin Towers. A small commemoration on my part, a picture of remembrance, a man and his paper reading about the day that for many, changed their lives. Here is a moment for all of you affected by this tragedy. We will always remember you and the sacrifice you made for us.

Time for one last canoe in the harbor before we have to head back across the big lake over to Copper Harbor. It would be a much quicker trip if we took the seaplane, but it’s going to be fantastic weather for the crossing. Goodbye Isle Royale, followed by a nice hello from Copper Harbor about 3 hours later.

Yesterday was such a hard day on our feet, we’ll be doing a full day of boating and island hopping today instead. There are loads of small hikes around the small islands surrounding Isle Royale, and each one has it’s own surprises. We pull into Edisen Fishery for one of the highlights of the day. It’s a beautiful walk over to Rock Harbor Lighthouse after getting a glimpse into the life of true fisherman of old in the Scandanavian style. ...

Today we’re hiking from Rock Harbor up to Mt Franklin again, then along the Greenstone Ridge further west to Mt Ojibway. Plenty of great views, signs along the trail, and a little bit of fall color. There are some awesome views from the top of the tower at Mt Ojibway, but it’s crazy hot and we’ve got a very long way to go still. It’s back down to Daisy Farm and a lunch break for some well earned rest. ...

It’s another beautiful day on Isle Royale, so we’re off for some great hiking on the eastern end of the island. We’ll be taking the M.V. Sandy over to Lookout Louise, then we’ll head along the Greenstone Ridge out to Mt Franklin for a great view. We get a nice view of the Ranger on our way back to Rock Harbor. Check out the details of our hike over on Strava. ...

This year I’m joining Charlotte on her fall trip to Bootjack to bring Gordon back to Capitola for the winter. For most of the time though, we’ll be enjoying the outdoors, hiking, and boating in beautiful Isle Royale National Park. We’re headed over on the Isle Royale Queen out of Copper Harbor, and we’ll be staying at the Rock Harbor Lodge. As soon as we arrive, we’re already off on our first activity. We head over to Passage Island on the M.V. Sandy for a guided hike and some exploring. Here’s a nice sampling of the wildflowers and berries on the island. ...

I’m traveling to Upper Michigan again with Charlotte on her regular trip to bring Gordon back to Capitola. We’re planning a week of hiking and exploring in Isle Royale, but we have a day or two before we leave. Charlotte shows me her latest discovery for hiking and agates over at Seven Mile Point

We’re heading south today for a road race in San Ardo. I love heading down this way since it feels like I’m headed to San Luis Obispo to visit Nick. It’ll be a busy day with a long race for Gabe, and a nice long ride in the hills nearby. Mack and Matt take off first and we’re hoping for a great placing. Gabe is off next after rollout with Ryan. I don’t think they’ve raced together for quite a while. Gabe is jazzed about his chances today. ...

After our few short days in Germany we started to make our way down towards Italy. On the way though was Austria. We drove through miles of countryside and finally the Alps. It was beautiful driving around the countryside of Germany, and Austria. Here unlike the USA, towns are scattered, rather than having a large city that fans out into countryside, it seems like hundreds of little towns were plopped down in the middle of nowhere without purpose. ...