Boundary Waters

Today a couple of friends are flying in from CA and we're going to head up to The Boundary Waters. We should get there about 9pm. We've got a lodge reserved and will start out first thing Friday morning with our rented canoe after getting a talk about the area and suggested hiking/paddling trails.

Should be lots of fun, though probably a bit soggy as there's a good chance it may rain, at least a little, every day we're there. Doesn't look like there are going to be any storms or strong winds, so it shouldn't be too miserable. The forecast calls for highs in the low 60's, which is about 10F cooler than average, but I've discovered that "average" is a number often spoken of, but usually meaningless. What you really need to know is the average and the standard deviation, since MN, unlike CA, has vastly varying weather and most of the time it's either far above or far below average, unlike CA where the normal temperature is the average temperature (it doesn't have weather, it has climate!).

Should be lots of fun and hope to be able to post some pictures upon my return to civilization.