The Plan

I will drive from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis on the evening of Thursday June 15^th and spend the night with my freshman RA from Rose-Hulman. The next day I will continue north to Duluth, MN and enjoy the pre-race activities of the 30^th running of Grandma's Marathon . On Saturday morning, I will actually run that race (my third marathon), hopefully dressed as Scooby-Doo, and spend most of the rest of the day mingling with other runners and generally having a good time. That night I will drive to entry point 54 of the BWCAW, only about five miles from the Canadian Border. The next morning I will enter the wilderness, following route #54-2 from Robert Beymer's book Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Eastern Region . A week later on Saturday the 24^th, I will emerge from the backcountry (after enjoying myself and having beautiful weather *crosses fingers*), drive towards the cities and camp at a park near them. Sunday morning I will attend church at ULC, after which I will return to Cedar Rapids, clean up, and be ready for work bright and early at 7:30 on Monday (and probably going to Masters Swimming at 5:30 before that).

The Trip

The Cost

A cheap bastard recounts his expenses incurred on this adventure.

The GPS

I recorded most of my travels using a GPS and posted the the tracks and other neat pictures derived from them.