Driving home from work today the truth hit me. A place i hold sacred is burning. I saw several groups of Hot-spot firefighting teams pass me heading north.
The boundary waters canoe area is a special park. Millions of acres of motor restricted heaven. It is a place to respect....it will test you. You don't enter lightly, you must be prepared. On a good trip you can be 5 days by boat from any road. If you cut your hand or do something stupid....your on your own. And don't expect someone to pass by. I've went days without seeing anyone.
And now it's burning. You could smell it here in town this morning. It's hard to watch people evacuating on the news. Cabins that have been in the same family since the turn of the century ...gone. Over 40 so far, some i've stayed at.