On holidays out EAST!

The past couple of days we've been driving... long hard days on the road and tonite we're in a lovely  spot, Quebec City.

Took a few pics along the way ... a few on the south shore of Lake Superior.  It's quite different than the Duluth side with sandy beaches and looks a bit more like a regular lake and not the damn Ocean.

Today after two days of the Canadian Shield with rocks and pine, we entered farming country and it was a nice change.  We drove thru several smaller towns and although they looked like they were on the "poor side",  everything was always very neat and well tended to.  The farm houses and barns were colorful, painted in neat colors, and surrounded with colorful gardens.

We drove thru Ottawa and although we didn't stop we got a great view of the parliament buildings and included a photo of Canada's capital buildings.

It pissed rain all afternoon and evening.  We have only one day planned in Quebec City and are hoping for a nice day tomorrow to take in the sights of this charming city.

Life is GOOD....

Chester Creek isn't a lazy little creek anymore!

Went over to Chester to check out the trail and the creek.  The creek has become a raging river and it's just pounding down the bowl.

We took a little walk up the trail to the first bridge.. kind of scary as there are washouts and you wonder how the trail is standing up..

Live is Good!

mort pics from the rain storm

Jewels and I took a drive around the neighborhood this morning.  So scary what the rain has done to the roads.  Makes you wonder as you drive along just how solid the base is.  We're getting more warnings for extreme thunderstorms heading our way again today.

Life is tuff sometimes!

Big BIG rains...

It's been raining here almost steady the past 12 hours.  Roads are closed, sinkholes everywhere.  The Zoo is closed and animals have gotten loose.  Tee hee.. found a seal playing on a street near the downtown area..

The pic above is a sinkhole at an intersection just down the road from our house.  Jay Cooke park where we hiked just the other day is closed and roads washed out.  I'm going to try get out and take some photos later today..

Life is still good!

Hiking in Jay Cooke Park Yesterday

Jewels and I got ambitious yesterday.  The water was running high on the St Louis River and it was such a nice day (+90F) so we decided to chew off a long hike (for us) at Jay Park.

Of course we got started in the heat of the day around noon and the trail was fairly demanding considering it's rated as a moderate trek.  A lot of low wet spots, a couple of places where the trail collapsed, and so very hot.  Total trek was about 6 miles and we were both dragging our butts when we finally arrived back at the parking lot almost 4 hours later.

But it was fun and the scenery magnificent and the company was great.

Life is Good!

Nice to be back in Duluth

First day home in Duluth.. absolutely gorgeous morning.  We drove out to Brighton Beach and just sat on the rocks and soaked up some D vitamins from the sun.  Lovely way to start the day... we'll bring some coffee next time.

Got the lawn mower started later today and got a start on the many "little" chores available for the next few days...

Very nice to be home... Life is Good!

Back Home.. finally!

Well.. after a great visit with my kids on Vancouver Island I finally made it back home to Duluth.  A long long long drive but I had a great time.

Thought I'd re post a few pics off Jill's facebook.  They turned out so nice and it just makes me feel good to go over them.

Looks like the first couple of weeks of June will involve working up a sweat.  Lots of yard work waiting for me when I got back.  Looking forward to get some dirt under my fingernails... Yeah Right!!

Life is Good!