{"id":280,"date":"2012-11-11T17:19:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T23:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.joshlewis.org\/eddie\/?p=280"},"modified":"2012-11-11T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T23:28:53","slug":"minnesota-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.joshlewis.org\/eddie\/2012\/11\/minnesota-regret\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Regret"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been one day and, of course, I am still in awe of where I am, but I certainly do miss Minnesota. I have become familiar with the Twin Cities like no other place in my life, thoroughly explored the St. Croix River and several of Minnesotan state parks and forests, spent five weeks straight in Duluth but herein lies the real\u00a0tragedy… I was SO close yet I have never made it up to the boundary waters!!! \u00a0People who know me think it’s absolutely crazy I’ve lived in Minnesota for ten years<\/strong> and haven’t ventured into that wilderness. I know! Lame.<\/p>\n

I’ve had several friends ask me along (they had all the gear and canoes I don’t have), but I always had something I couldn’t get out of. And it sucks. Because now I’ve left without seeing it with my own eyes. I see videos like this and I kick myself:<\/p>\n

Boundary Waters Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

That said, next time I’m in MN for an extended period I will<\/strong> get an\u00a0expedition\u00a0together, or join one, and explore those International waters. But now that I think of it, maybe there was something in my subconscious that has prevented me from going knowing that if I did I wouldn’t come back. Maybe keep heading north… you know, in case of a zombie attack? And then I’d not be much help, at least not in the initial break out, and I have lots of people I care about in Minnesota that I’d want to help defend against the bloody hordes. So, yes, that must be why I haven’t found my way up there yet. Still, it would probably be good to do a little reconnaissance before the\u00a0apocalypse so as to find a safe route away from big cities and into Canada.\u00a0Preparedness is key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been one day and, of course, I am still in awe of where I am, but I certainly do miss Minnesota. I have become familiar with the Twin Cities like no other place in my life, thoroughly explored the St. Croix River and several of Minnesotan state parks and forests, spent five weeks … Continue reading Minnesota Regret<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t