{"id":37789,"date":"2021-02-25T16:45:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/?p=37789"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:43:36","slug":"go-field-notes-boundary-waters-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/go-field-notes-boundary-waters-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"GO Field Notes: Boundary Waters, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37789\" class=\"elementor elementor-37789\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-599bffd8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"599bffd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1f8ffb\" data-id=\"c1f8ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cb964c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62cb964c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile-607x1180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37053\" alt=\"woman paddling a kayak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile-607x1180.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile-180x350.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile-67x130.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile-600x1166.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-mobile.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9edc6ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9edc6ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a61adf9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"5a61adf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42cb68d9 hero-text-block\" data-id=\"42cb68d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef472c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ef472c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GO<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3990ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3990ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">field notes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dce9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67dce9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7c8999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d7c8999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boundary waters<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56866a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56866a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tofte, MN<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a490bed elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"1a490bed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d62bbed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d62bbed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28815d03\" data-id=\"28815d03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cded89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26cded89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b43c1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b43c1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c0131f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42c0131f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; \u00a0William Shakespeare<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aec234c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1aec234c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37031\" alt=\"couple around the camp fire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-13-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0f4322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0f4322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Derek Montgomery<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67688042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67688042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2229ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2229ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re the type of person who thinks interesting people often have interesting names, then Thor Olson and Poldi Gerard do not disappoint. The Minnesotan couple began as close high school friends who decided to give dating a go.\u00a0 But at the end of the first date, shyness thwarted courage and Thor was unable to make his move &#8211; an inaction that no doubt left his hammer-wielding, mythological namesake shaking his head.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b477e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b477e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537b2933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"537b2933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/FW0RSLScjWQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b45160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b45160\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7c9a9c\" data-id=\"1e7c9a9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fde5a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5fde5a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac920dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac920dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOne of us waited expectantly,\u201d recalled Poldi, \u201cand one us fled back in terror to the car his mother was driving. And so, the one that was not kissed assumed that the other one was not into her.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6055ed8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6055ed8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two remained friends but traveled separate paths, marrying and having children, while exchanging the occasional Christmas card. Their stars realigned again at their 40th high school reunion where they learned that they were each in the process of ending their marriages and taking life in new directions. They agreed on a second date and have been together ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591b612e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591b612e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe found out we enjoyed each other just as much, if not more,\u201d said Thor, who had seemingly grown wiser and developed better moves since high school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2696e91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2696e91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cd64b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75cd64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37025\" alt=\"Field Notes Boundary Waters Camping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-7-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f642f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f642f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Thor Olson<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55484c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55484c28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d583097\" data-id=\"3d583097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298ff3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"298ff3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4a96fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c4a96fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the many things they share as a couple is their love of the outdoors. Thor, a retired color scientist, has been able to dedicate more of his time to astrophotography, an interest occasioned 25 years ago when he assisted his son on a class assignment identifying constellations in the night sky.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35216fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35216fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe saw the moons of Jupiter that evening and it completely captured my interest.\u00a0 Since then, I have taken pictures of the night sky, both landscaped wide-angle views and through the telescope.\u201d Thor\u2019s trained eye as a colorist and his patience in allowing things to unfold in their own time have allowed him to capture incredible still and time-lapsed images of the heavens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c1bf3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39c1bf3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d395853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6d395853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462019144?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f81cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f81cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>video: Thor Olson<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f83771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16f83771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34efe5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34efe5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To create his images Thor needs very specific equipment and locations removed from light pollution. \u201cWe usually have to get an hour or two out of the city to get decent pictures. That\u2019s one of the really nice things about the GO trailer,\u201d said Poldi. \u201cWe can load up his big, bulky equipment in the trailer and then convert it to our home once we travel to the dark sky areas.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7139360a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7139360a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-7de1e11 );\">\u201cBeing an engineer myself, I\u2019m really impressed at the thought that went into the GO,\u201d stated Thor. \u201cI know good design comes from people who actually use the thing they are designing. There are other pop-up trailers that open up to something like a tent, but they are heavier, and seem more confining. The GO has an open, non-claustrophobic feeling to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd063d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fcd063d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1186e493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1186e493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37030\" alt=\"men taking pictures at dusk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-12-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cce1ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cce1ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Derek Montgomery<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fd759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9fd759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418a8d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418a8d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cooking is like love.\u00a0 It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78995ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78995ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Harriet Van Horne<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aea7c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1aea7c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1803fa9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1803fa9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37022\" alt=\"Couple preparing a meal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-4-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe540c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe540c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Derek Montgomery<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ac4585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17ac4585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9b98b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9b98b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Poldi\u2019s father, a WWII veteran, associated sleeping in a tent with his experiences in Europe. \u201cAs a result, my family were not campers.&#8221;<\/p><p>It was only later, as a Girl Scout, that she developed her love for camping. \u201cSome of the best and most formative experiences of my life were 15-day wilderness canoe trips &#8211; all girls, in the Boundary Waters.\u201d Their adventures included hypothermia and flagging down ranger planes.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe even portaged our own canoes \u2013 one girl per canoe. The Boy Scouts took two per canoe. It made me feel like an Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359b8a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"359b8a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717a6bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"717a6bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37027\" alt=\"Field Notes Boundary Waters Camping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-9-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f62626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f62626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Thor Olson<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e2dd7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21e2dd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761d92ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761d92ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These days Poldi combines her love of the outdoors with her passion for cooking. Her influences are diverse and have been shaped by the years she lived in Italy, time spent with family in the Netherlands, and her previous husband\u2019s Vietnamese grandmother, who flew across the country to teach Poldi the proper way to cook family dishes. \u201cI often blend the various cultures \u2013 it wouldn\u2019t be unusual to see me at the stove testing pasta with chopsticks.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c3be37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21c3be37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1017b4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1017b4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37019\" alt=\"couple talking while preparing a meal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f4923a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f4923a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bc7bf17\" data-id=\"5bc7bf17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441a6850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"441a6850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78837adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78837adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37020\" alt=\"men opening a bottle of wine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-2-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fde1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74fde1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photos: Derek Montgomery<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b2a046\" data-id=\"45b2a046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e942a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e942a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f020bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14f020bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37033\" alt=\"couple having breakfast outside their GO Camp trailer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-15-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62302e20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62302e20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f60309\" data-id=\"30f60309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c21f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44c21f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8e8198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a8e8198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Poldi enjoys entertaining, keeps a book of all her menus, and is experienced in the arts of camping cuisine. In 2017, she co-hosted \u201cThor &amp; Poldi\u2019s Excellent Eclipse Party\u201d at Heise Hot Springs Campground in Idaho. About a dozen people showed up for the weekend and partook of a menu that included pasta with chicken, pine nuts and pesto, wilted spinach salad, Mediterranean Quinoa Salad, and Tasty Beanpot. GOs represented two of their four campsites, proudly towed by a Tesla Model X and a Toyota Prius.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54babfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54babfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb275ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cb275ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37056\" alt=\"GO Camper with electric and hybrid car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EV-Hybrid-Car-Camping-Trailer-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdeb6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cdeb6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo:\u00a0 Poldi Gerard<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8fb85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab57b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab57b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #64a70b;\">We aren&#8217;t RV people. We are tent people that got old.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489a98d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489a98d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Poldi Gerard<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1e8d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a1e8d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf89b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cf89b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOne of the things I love about the GO is that it\u2019s the perfect fit between a tent and an RV,\u201d said Poldi. \u201cWe can pull it with our hybrid Volvo, it\u2019s easy to put up and take down, and I love not having to sleep on the ground.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1527f92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1527f92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe first time we took it out we were in a huge Nebraska scale thunderstorm,\u201d remembered Thor. \u201cThe wind beat at us and the rain came down, but we stayed intact and dry.\u201d Poldi added, &#8220;It was great. We stayed cozy, snug, and safe.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551c0763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"551c0763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6582788d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6582788d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37023\" alt=\"men setting a camp fire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-5-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579b5e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579b5e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo:\u00a0 Derek Montgomery<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a36de4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a36de4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679f3e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679f3e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many Americans, this past year\u2019s hardships have led them to seek reprieve in our protected lands and waters. But as a nation we are also traveling less, relying more on local resources and making new discoveries close to home that had been previously overlooked by the allure of destination trips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4a78fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4a78fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before the pandemic, Thor and Poldi were always outdoors and that has not changed.\u00a0 But now they are not traveling across the country and have kept camping closer to home. They load up the photography equipment and electric bikes and camp every other week for several nights at a stretch.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0852b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e0852b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBeing able to pack up the GO and visit Minnesota\u2019s state parks during the middle of the week has been the savior of our sanity during the pandemic,\u201d Poldi said.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2351fce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2351fce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574bfd97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"574bfd97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37026\" alt=\"Field Notes Boundary Waters Camping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-8-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5434e3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5434e3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photo: Thor Olson<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44403c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44403c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ce3e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66ce3e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da2012a\" data-id=\"3da2012a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3612a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3612a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, located in Superior National Forest, is a designated &#8216;dark sky sanctuary&#8217;.\u00a0 The BWCA has over 1,200 miles of canoe routes, abundant wildlife, and is well-removed from light and noise pollution. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3885564f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3885564f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although living in the same state, Thor had never experienced the wonders of the BWCA. \u201cI lived in Minnesota my entire life and am embarrassed to say I had never been to the Boundary Waters until Poldi and her sister guided me there. It\u2019s visually beautiful and remote.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ad677c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ad677c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYes,\u201d Poldi agreed. \u201cIt\u2019s a vast wilderness of rocky shores and pine forest \u2013 a huge protected area that extends across the Canadian border.\u00a0 They are made up of these hundreds and hundreds of little lakes that were scoured out by the glaciers and time.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a841fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a841fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69919bc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69919bc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60135978\" data-id=\"60135978\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f028d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f028d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37029\" alt=\"woman looking map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-231x130.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-11-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d49613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d49613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>photos: Thor Olson<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4adde167\" data-id=\"4adde167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9d4b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c9d4b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylvansport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Field-Notes-Boundary-Waters-Camping-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37028\" alt=\"woman paddling a kayak\" 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Something new is always unfolding, even in places as venerable as the old growth forests and glacial lakes of the Boundary Waters.<\/p><p>Enjoy your time, it belongs to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc0a382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dc0a382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GO field notes Boundary waters Tofte, MN It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. &#8211; \u00a0William Shakespeare photo: Derek Montgomery If you\u2019re the type of person who thinks interesting people often have interesting names, then Thor Olson and Poldi Gerard do not disappoint. 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