Spring work weekend down at the shack in the northwoods (clearcuts in this particular scene) of Minnesota.

Badass Boykin Bonanza
Lutsen and Stella with unlimited energy and infested with a couple hundred wood ticks each.

Pugsley cowboys.

All and all "Un morceau de gâteau !"
Have i mentioned how depressing the steelhead season has been thus far. Goodgawd do we need water.

peace
e


photos by: eric berglund

Loaded up on friday & cruised down the shore in search of some waves...mostly burlyish beach break due to another odd fetch to wind direction and speed ratio. Got a few rides and took some beatings courtesy of the lake before loading back up and continuing on my way down to hunt the northwoods of Minnesota.

A beautiful November morning on the drive down the shore.

And so it goes, we wait and prepare all year to gather during the second week of November for what we call the "Holy Days". I'm sure someone might slam me for calling it that, but there is so much legacy, time, patience, reverence and effort put into our deer hunt, that calling it anything less would be inappropriate.

Just a picturesque sunset the night before opening morning.


Straight up, old fashion wool.


Frosty morning.


Park the ATV's, there are Surly Pugsley's and regular ole mtb's in camp.

Just another northwoods adventure folks


peace e

photo's by: eric berglund

Been off in the northwoods of Minnesota with family, partaking in an annual tradition that we wait for all year. A ritual of practicing patience, observing, learning, laughing and hopefully putting some healthy protein in the the freezer for the year. The wind blew and the wolves were present and the alarm at 4:20AM every morning comes too fast some days. But ya do what ya gotta do.

Moon setting at 5AM on a crisp November morning.

Stillness...and deafening silence waiting to be broken by the
snap of a branch or foot steps on leaves.

Reality


Next post is numero 100 and "the fresh aspect" is 10 days from being a year old, WOOT!

oh yeah...my apologies if the sight of blood is just too real.
peace
e

photo's by : e.