The lovely little Archpelago off the Bayfield Pennisula in Wisconsin.

It's on that little freeway off ramp for the BW/Q called Lac Le Superier

I took the new kayak I built this winter/spring for it's shakedown cruise and actually had my first Bear encounter.

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Excellent pictures!
Love the kayak art!!
Glad the bear was just "reading" the map, instead of the "menu" ;D

BTW - A belated Inuk type ;) thank you to you... as always much appreciated.

Well beyond that. I always enjoy perusing your new albums (as I see hits come in from the yak forum). I find there's almost always a shot or two that "speak" to me in some fashion.

I've had to disable comments in the gallery due to spam but the "Where the Bear walks with the Eagle... this is where we live" --- WOW. To me, that's such an incredible find! That was most certainly a gift to you. Well done. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Great pics.  How did that Kelty tarp work out for you?

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"Where the bear walks with the eagle..."

I hate to throw water on a cool thread or in any way disparage a great photo but I don't think those are eagle tracks. To me they look more like those of a snadhill crane or a even a turkey. An eagle does not leave tracks like that because it cannot walk like that.

Kingfisher wrote on Jul 12^th, 2008 at 12:11am:

(You need to Login or Register "Where the bear walks with the eagle..." I hate to throw water on a cool thread or in any way disparage a great photo but I don't think those are eagle tracks. To me they look more like those of a snadhill crane or a even a turkey. An eagle does not leave tracks like that because it cannot walk like that.

Thats okay, we love water.... :)

There was a couple of goldens up there this trip about the size of a piper cub that could easily have that step span.  I have seen many eagles walk the beaches.  The prints had definately lost there sharpness by the time I hit the photo.   One of the islands is a large blue heron rookery, that is off limits in nesting season.  I don't believe the islands are indigenous to turkeys, I can't find any confirmation, though they are present on the penisula, one might have walked over on a cold winter day.  No turkey that big flew out there,  those were big prints, I'd be more afraid of that gobbler than a bear.   :o  I have seen an occasional heron.  The sea type birds are prevalent.  Grus canadensi flyways come no where near A.I., I'd rule out sandhill.  

Where bear walks with the eagle...   paddle the A.I., it's a magical place..

gfy_paddler wrote on Jul 11^th, 2008 at 8:38pm:

Great pics.  How did that Kelty tarp work out for you?

I have been using the kelty for 6 or 7 years and find it very versatile. Here is a alternate configuration.
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wrote on Jul 12^th, 2008 at 3:30am:

Kingfisher wrote on Jul 12th, 2008 at 12:11am:   (You need to Login or Register "Where the bear walks with the eagle..." I hate to throw water on a cool thread or in any way disparage a great photo but I don't think those are eagle tracks. To me they look more like those of a snadhill crane or a even a turkey. An eagle does not leave tracks like that because it cannot walk like that. Thats okay, we love water.... :) There was a couple of goldens up there this trip about the size of a piper cub that could easily have that step span.  I have seen many eagles walk the beaches.  The prints had definately lost there sharpness by the time I hit the photo.   One of the islands is a large blue heron rookery, that is off limits in nesting season.  I don't believe the islands are indigenous to turkeys, I can't find any confirmation, though they are present on the penisula, one might have walked over on a cold winter day.  No turkey that big flew out there,  those were big prints, I'd be more afraid of that gobbler than a bear.   :o  I have seen an occasional heron.  The sea type birds are prevalent.  Grus canadensi flyways come no where near A.I., I'd rule out sandhill.   Where bear walks with the eagle...   paddle the A.I., it's a magical place..

Interesting bird checklist for the  Chequamegon Bay   (You need to Login or Register

Wild Turkeys  rare,  sandhills uncommon but have been sited in the  Chequamegon Bay area since 1972.   So if it's  turkey tracks or sandhills, the plot thickens 8-)

Wow, great photo set. The Arctic Hawk is one sweet boat :-)

I paddled around some of these islands around 10-12 years ago with the Boy Scouts (through Trek & Trail outfitters in Bayfield), and it remains the most incredible paddling trip I've ever been fortunate enough to participate in. The big swells, the cold water, and the islands... it's simply magical.

I loved the pics of the caves on Sand.