January 26, 2011
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Sunrise on Lake Vermilion

‘Michael, if you want to see the sunrise you’d better get up’ my brother in law said in hushed tones drawing me from my groggy state to full awareness in just a few seconds. Flashbacks of camping in Japan waking up at three a.m. flew in front of my eyes as they adjusted to

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January 24, 2011
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Cabin in the woods

Dragon’s breath poured from my mouth as I exhaled a lungful of crystal clear northern Minnesotan air into the frigid night.  My body protested the indignity of being forced to step outside at this late hour after a long and fretful journey up from Minneapolis.  Camera in hand I waded purposefully down through the

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