July 30, 2012 -- At Leech Lake

This morning at 9:30 a.m. the temperature was 68 degrees, the sky was sunny with virtually no clouds and it was windy. The wind was a good 12-18 mph out of the NNW which was created a series of whitecaps rolling toward the shoreline in front of the house.

After a light breakfast I took a bike ride down W. Shores Rd. It was good to get out and get moving without the intense heat and humidity of the past few days. The wind was enough to keep most of the deer flies from settling on me and also kept it cool enough to make it a pleasant 5-mile ride.

Throughout the afternoon the wind continued to blow hard, at times topping 20 mph out of the NNW. White caps rolled across Sucker Bay, and I only spotted two boats brave enough to battle the large waves.

I spent the day on shore. John Newman arrived at his cabin next door at around 4:15 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. invited me over for some malted beverages and conversation. I showed up around 8:30 p.m. and stayed way too late.

As the night progressed the wind died down and the humidity began to climb. It should be a hot day tomorrow.

No fishing today. Good night from Leech Lake.