Comments on: WELCOME TO BOREAL B[L]OG!

By: source

source — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:29:51 +0000

Have you given any kind of thought at all with converting your blog in to French? I know a couple of translaters here that will would help you do it for no cost if you want to get in touch with me.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:03:22 +0000

Page or southeast on the plateau. This is a near sunset one, and the WNW horizon has to be flat. With a solar filter on a scope, may be able to shoot pictures through view finder. Will set up camcorder, too, although the shots from Kenya were so-so at only 19x. It wouldn’t take higher mags well.

By: denisehelmkay

denisehelmkay — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:43:26 +0000

Where will you view the eclipse?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:55:17 +0000

What you do in the BW depends upon what you want to do–travel, fish, base camp, solitude. Your permit will determine where and when you go in. How much and how far you want to carry are major factors. How well you can paddle, especially in wind, is important. The numbered lakes (1,2,3,4) are open but have fire damage. Fall-Basswood, Moose-Knife, Moose-Basswood, Snowbank-Ima-Thomas are all good routes in the Kawishiwi District (Ely). I have traveled in the Gunflint a few times, but it has been years ago. Basswood has many nice campsites, even in the motorized areas. Mudro-Horse-Crooked is very nice, but more work with river travel. Horse is a beautiful lake, and Crooked very nice as well. As for cabins, I haven’t stayed at any in the Ely area, but only on the lakes. There are many fine resorts, all with lake access, and that is a fine way to see the country. From those places, there are often some hiking trails. The BW has hiking trails, but the lakes are what make it special. I had just 2 days, soloed in to Lake One and visited the fire area. Lake One was quiet, unlike later on this summer. It was wonderful.

By: Jamison

Jamison — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:41:30 +0000

My family and I are excited for our Boundary Waters trip next week, from your travelings, do you have any favorite boundary waters cabins or camp sites?

By: Farnaz

Farnaz — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:02:23 +0000

u have Great site. I am very happy to see it.
and i see it in the future.
thank u mike.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:13:10 +0000

Nope. I will buy a solar filter for the eclipse in May and the Venus transit in June. I’ve just never been interested in watching the flares, but the eclipse is the best chance I’ve ever had to see it through a telescope….at least until the long awaited US total eclipse in 2017,

By: Denise Helmkay

Denise Helmkay — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:41:24 +0000

Do you have any plans for “watching” the solar flares?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:48:45 +0000

No I haven’t. Too much else to do. Strong claims require strong evidence. Now that we have digital cameras, the evidence for such a find is going to have to be even stronger. In studying medical errors, I’ve been amazed at how our brains can fool us.

By: Denise Helmkay

Denise Helmkay — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:55:41 +0000

Happy New Year! On the less astronomical side; since you have been all over the world and many of those places have Yeti/Sasquatch folklore, have you looked at any of the sites yourself?