North Woods River Runner: Just In Time

Half the fun, or half the issue, is what to title a blog post once it’s written. Sometimes you want the title to describe and capture the event itself. Sometimes you want it to capture the feelings and details that lead up to the adventure. More often than not, I like to label a written post with a catchy little phrase that uses a play on words; either from a double meaning, a twist on a familiar saying, or a descriptive expression that gives the reader a sneak peak of what’s to come within the blog.

After I prepared supplies and gear both last night and early this morning, the Gulo Adventure Clan headed out for an excursion. We wanted an early start, but we also wanted to race the decline in weather conditions that was set to hit in the afternoon. The group of teachers who gathered all have ties to our school district. Titles to what I would call the blog that would follow this outing began swirling around in my head as we packed up.

Titles that probably would have fit our excursion as we headed out in three separate vehicles could have been, On The Road Again, Reunited, Day Trippin’, Racing The Storm, Last Chance Winter Get-A-Way, or Putting The Adventure On Ice.

After a short drive North, we arrived at our destination where the title could have changed to, Slip Sliding Away, Ice Cake Wars, Walking On Water, Twenty Feet Deep & Sixteen Inches Thick, On The Outskirts Of Shanty Town, or Off The Water And Into The Thicket.

As we led the newbies into the unknown brambles, the title to this blog could have been, Nobody’s Fool, Circle The Wagons, Land Of The Lost, Dot Dot Dot-Dash Dash Dash-Dot Dot Dot, Fool Me Twice Shame On Me, or Déjà vu All Over Again.

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Once on track in a round trip tour towards a back country pond, the blog might have been called, Duck And Dodge-Zig And Zag, Follow Your Inner Compass, Snow Swampin’, True Blue Grit, March Of The Marsh Fellows, or Destination Known.

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The wind had picked up slightly, but otherwise the weather was holding out as we set up camp and prepared to cook ourselves a brunch. The titles to the blog at this point could have been labeled, It Begins With A Spark, You Don’t Have To Ask Me Twice To Eat, It’s Still On Fire, That Skillet’s Gonna Have History, Silence Speaks For The Food, or Stories Over Cocoa.

Repacking the gear, we then lashed it to our sled, and began hiking back out to our vehicles. The blog titles at this segment might have been A Traditional Pic, Content Dawgs And A Pup, Lake Trekking, What Are Those Guys Up To?, Finger Tip To Elbow, or Until Next Time.

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Now home, cleaned up, and beside a crackling fire, it’s time to settle on what will officially become the title to this blog. Ironically I have now created a host of new titles that can be used in the future. Presently it’s raining down at about a 60 degree angle. We still have a decent amount of snow on the ground (especially in the woods), but with temperatures hanging around in the mid to upper 30’s, it’s rain right now instead of snow that could come later. The wind is what shoots the rain out to almost a 45 degree angle when it gusts from the mid 20’s to almost 40 miles an hour. It’s just plain nasty out as winter storm “Taylor” races eastward in its unique S-shape pattern, fortunately it’s toasty next to the fire this afternoon. Whew! We got in today’s adventure Just In Time!

See you along The Way…