Can you see the black bear in the top photographs above? From a tall hill I watched through binoculars as the bear walked along the far lake shore ice. When he got to the rotten ice he fell through into the water and very quickly scrambled out retreating the way he had come. Even from such a distance he looked very surprised and I could imagine him saying "Aie, aie, aie ...". The poor guy was soaking wet. I laughed out loud, and chuckled about it all afternoon.
My 30 year old tent received a retrofit this year, getting a zippered door and a silicone stovepipe thimble to replace the old asbestos one. Both were much appreciated as they helped keep bugs outside where they belong.
There were a lot of strong winds this year, as attested by the foam at the above lake shore. In the top photo, I had to land quite a distance from my lunch stop so the parked canoe would be sheltered from the waves.
