Adventures in Wisconsin in winter

Traveled to Darboy, WI today. Left Duluth at about 7a and got in to Darboy about 2p. The roads were decent until we got to Wausau. Then the snow started. Got stuck behind snowplows several times. Travel in winter wouldn't be so bad if it were not for the other yahoos on the road. The brother took us to a great wine store "Red and White". The have a great selection of wine and a few tables with a fun wine menu by the glass. Since my brother and his wife knew the sommelier and the owner by first name (and they knew my brother on a first name basis as well), I suspect they have bee here a few times before. The wine made up for the crappy drive earlier in the day.

Winter morning drive

It was clear and cold on the drive in to work today. The wind was light so the lake looked calm but there were big long rollers coming in from the east. A cloud bank way off to the ENE hid the sunrise but the sky was apricot colored around the edges of the cloud bank. No pictures of mine today, but for some great winter photos, check out the article Minnesota's North Shore: Winter playground from the Minneapolis Star Tribune from 12/23/07. Be sure to click on the "Audio Slideshow".

Other great places to look for North Shore images are Paul Sundberg's Blog, Travis Novitsky's Blog, and the galleries from Craig Blacklock's new book Minnesota's North Shore.

Catching up is not possible

It has been an embarrassingly long time since my last entry eh? Since that trip to the BWCA I've been able to visit some pretty cool places and see some pretty neat stuff. Highlights include: La Paz Mexico, Portland OR, and Cape Cod.

I'll try to better with info in the next little while and maybe even post some pictures that I have taken along the way. Until then, here is a photo Tambrey took while we were in Mexico for our 20th Anniversary. For you non-divers out there, the hand signal means "OK" and is used to let the folks back on the dive boat know that my entry into the water went well and that all my gear is functioning. The other alternative here, waving one or both hands over my head, would indicate that I needed help.