July 29, 2011 -- At Leech Lake

This morning was absolutely gorgeous. The temperature was 68 degrees, the sky was sunny, blue with just a few scattered clouds, the wind was light at 5-8 mph out of the west although the humidity was already 80%. As a result, it felt warm and comfortable outside. I'm sure as the day heats up, and if the humidity stays steady, it will feel hot and sticky.

Joe and I had a hearty breakfast before driving into Bemidji. We took care of several chores -- such as picking up the paint for the out buildings -- and dropping of the truck at Dondelinger GM where they waxed and buffed out my truck as promised; for free. While that was being done Joe and I went to the movies and saw Cowboys & Aliens, which just came out today. It was a fun movie, certain to not win any awards, but for a summer movie it was fine.

At 3:00 p.m. we went back to the dealership to get the truck, but it was still not ready, they needed another 30 minutes. We took advantage of that time to walk to Target and take care of shop of the shopping we needed to there.

After we got the truck we stopped for an early dinner at the Mexican restaurant Mi Rancho, which is actually pretty good. Then it was on to the grocery store and home.

This evening at 9:00 p.m., the wind was nearly calm, the temperature was right around 70 degrees, the humidity was a comfortable 60% and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky for as far as I could see. Since my arrival in mid-May, there hasn't been an evening as clear as it was tonight. The only downside, if you can call it that, is that with no clouds the sunset is fairly common.

Joe didn't want to go out on the boat and fish tonight, although he did throw a lure off the dock at the cabin. He caught a 14-inch bass, and something hit his lure hard and took off the plastic body on it. He got a few more bites, but didn't catch anything else. After he came inside we spent most of the evening just hanging out. We listened to music, talked and then watched a little TV.