Drove up to Bemidji, Minnesota. (Bout a 5 hour drive for me) Stayed in a campground in about 45 minutes northeast of there.  I saw my first bear ever out in the wild about 15 miles from my campsite!! I sleep in my hammock gear wanderlust kit. I did have an additional rainfly along for a hangout spot cuz I knew it was gonna rain. I came fully prepared tho. Raincoat, rainfly, tarp for the firewood, umbrella lmao. The first night was gorgeous. NO BUGS ALL WEEKEND!!!! Perfect temperature. Second day I hiked part of the Silver Creek Trail and pretty much right when I got back to camp it started raining and continued for eight hours in the evening. Rain finally ending around midnight. I was able to have a fire and get warm. Slept with the bugnet off. The third day I set out for a short hike called the lost 40. Just as I was getting back to the truck, it started sprinkling. it rained from about 11 AM to 5:30 PM and when the sun came out, it lit up the bottom of the pine trees so beautifully!!! It was a magical experience in the golden hour sunlight. Tried to capture it on camera but it don't do it justice. I shook off all my rain gear because I knew I'd be leaving the next morning and it wasn't supposed to rain. Alarm set for 6 AM.  Got woken up at 5:20 AM to raindrops falling on my rain fly lol  I heard thunder in the distance and I raced the storm to get all my gear down and I started packing at 6:08 AM and I was all packed up at 6:42 AM, when it started down pouring 😂. After that excitement, I decided to drop a line before I left for home.  I \*almost\* had a northern, but I wasn't paying attention because I was talking to some other girl on the dock so I missed the bite lol. It was an amazing trip and I stayed dry the entire time.  Granted I did have my truck there so I was driving around a little bit when it was raining so I didn't have to just sit in my hammock all day.  so far it was my best camping trip of the year even with all the rain! Also, if you go see the Paul Bunyan statue and you don't stick your finger up babe's nose what are you even doing??

"Up north" for Memorial Day weekend.