Around the Great Lakes

Wild Animals

Day 10: I covered 24 miles from Bayfield to Saxon Harbor today and found wi-fi at Saxon Harbor.

Over the weekend, Ilena came to visit in Bayfield. We drove to Ashland and stayed a night in a hotel, did chores, and resupplied with gear. It was hard to see her leave in my car on Sunday afternoon. But the world did conspire to keep her nearby for an extra hour. She drove my car and something happened on the drive down that caused the rear wheel to strip itself of rubber. We had to change the tire.

It turned out that the tire was pretty much rusted on and without a hammer, it wasn’t going to come off. So, while I worked at it, Ilena recruited the Madeline Island Ferry Captain and his BFH (Big Frak’n Hammer) to help out. When he showed up he looked the part of an old gray bearded salty captian, and within 30 seconds the tire was off. Then he proceeded to let me in on a bunch of secret ways to free your rusted on tires. It was much appreciated.

Lately, I’ve had encounters with some animals. The other day, two bald eagles near their next dive bombed me. And I ran into a wolf outside a campsite, and I also had a close encounter pincher fight with a crawdad.

In the next few days, it looks like I migght be getting some bad weather, but if not, I’m heading to the Porkies and then the Portage Canal. Cell coverage is minimal here, so don’t expect any updates for the next few days.

Tags: animals, bayfield, prints, saxon harbor