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Day One

by (Login LadyK)

We headed up to Ely from the north metro on Sunday, July 19th. We got into town and checked in at VNO. (First time at a bunkhouse in Ely). Dropped off some things and then went off on a day trip to the Hegman pictographs. I have not ever seen the Hegman display and Bonnie had never seen any pictos.

We got to the pictured rocks at about 10:00 am - before the crowds! It was a beautiful sunny morning with no other visitors around. We were in awe of them and just kept floating around them, back and forth, taking photos and soaking up the peaceful sunshine and lapping waves. It was a very nice way to spend the morning.

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If I can do this right, this should be a short video of the sunlight playing along the rock wall next to the pictos.

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After about 20 minutes a few canoes arrive with a few more behind them. Time to go. On the short paddle back we met even more canoes! Im so glad we were there early.

Back at the parking lot we load the canoe and have a quick lunch from the cooler. Went back to Ely, parked in town and walked around. I picked up a new thwart for a winter project and some souvenirs that were too cute to pass up. Back at VNO I took a nap and Bonnie read Furtmans Magic on the Rocks that she had just picked up downstairs in the store.

Had a steak supper at the Ely Steakhouse - yum! To bed early for our trip tomorrow.

-Kathy


Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 7:31 AM

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