{"id":4666,"date":"2020-09-18T19:14:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T01:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartalicewebdesign.com\/wordpress\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:24:49","slug":"scenes-from-a-vacation-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartalicewebdesign.com\/wordpress\/landscape-photograpy\/scenes-from-a-vacation-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Voyageurs Natl Park: Scenes from a vacation during COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We rented a houseboat and trolled the waters of Voyageurs National Park. Just the 3 of us and the woods.<\/p>\n

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We towed a motor boat at the back of the houseboat and took it out to explore the park. There are no roads or bridges – you can only get around by water.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exploring Namakan Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mitchell Bay on Namakan Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rocky wrestles with the outboard.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kettle Falls Hotel, the bar with slanted floor. You get there by boat of course.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hiking near the hotel.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the edge of Randolph Bay, Namakan Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Breakfast on a houseboat. The ladder in the background leads to the “penthouse” bedroom. It has room for a double mattress and the ceiling is about 4 feet high.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Moored at Randolph Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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Randolph Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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Securing the motorboat to the back of the houseboat is tricky.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mission accomplished<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cliffs on Grassy Bay off Sand Point Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our intrepid captain<\/p><\/div>\n

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The rocks here are 2.5 billion years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Moored at Wolf Point in Crane Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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With nothing but water and woods, there is no light pollution. The night sky is spectacular.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Where the Vermillion River enters Crane Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Moss garden on the Vermillion Gorge trail<\/p><\/div>\n

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Vermillion River<\/p><\/div>\n

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Vermillion River<\/p><\/div>\n

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