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A Torrent of Showers & Wind Provides Solitude for Seasoned Canoeist

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , , , , , , on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Upper Iowa River
The Upper Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River located in the northeast corner of Iowa. This weekend we canoed the most picturesque portion, bordering rolling hills and shear limestone cliffs, from Bluffton to Decorah, Iowa.
There’s a wonderful campground just outside of Decorah called, Pulpit Rock Campground. We arrived late Thursday [...]

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Perseverence and Luck Help Find Morel Mushrooms

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m so glad we went south for this years annual canoe trip. With all the research I’ve done, I knew this area was good for Morel mushrooms.
As we pulled out of the river Saturday, I noticed a red pickup truck parked next to mine. We proceeded to load our canoes. I heard someone in the [...]

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Morel Mushroom Madness

Posted in Outdoors, tagged , , , on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Ready for this season’s morel mushrooms harvest? This will be my first year hunting for these tasty little morsels! I have an idea that Southern Minnesota is going to be plentiful!
For the past two years, places like Rochester and Zumbro Minnesota have seen extreme flooding. As a result, massive areas of dead-fall have been created.
See [...]

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