September 16, 2012 -- At Leech Lake

Today the wind was out of the north at 15-25 mph which kept the lake covered in waves and white caps. The temperature hit only a high of 64 degrees and the sky was mostly cloudy and grey.

Joe and I waited all day for the wind to die down a bit so we could get out on the water to do some fishing, but by 5:30 p.m. it was clear that the wind wasn't going to ease up.

So instead, we spent some time back in the woods checking out the trails, seeing where the trees were blocking the trails and clearing out some of the growth that grew up during the summer that was somewhat obscuring the trail.

We also spent time at the game room racing Joe's HO slot cars, and Joe took out another red squirrel, keeping it from getting into our cabin and chewing through the electrical wiring.

Joe with another squirrel

Later in the evening, after dinner, Joe and I went next door to John Newman's to watch the Sunday night football game between the San Francisco Forty-Niners and the Detroit Lions, a game the Niners won 27-19.

We then came home, watched a movie on DVD and got ready for bed. We're hoping to get out and do some fishing on Monday, but the weather forecast is for strong winds again, and then a frost warning Monday night with the temperature dropping to around 30 degrees. We'll just have to play it by ear.

Good night from Leech Lake.