Outward Bound to Minnesota
I went to Minnesota for the six days and I had a bunch of firsts. In the vicinity of Ely, MN lies the Voyageur Outward Bound School, approximately 20 miles south of the Canadian border. There I went dogsledding, skied on a frozen lake, and sweated in the dry air of a sauna heated to 190° F. When I went in at night, the air outside was -10° F (a few days later it dropped to -30° F).
The goal is to sit in the sauna until you can’t take it anymore, then run outside and dip yourself in a frozen river with a hole chipped out of the ice. Alternative actions include rolling in the snow.
Imagine running outside when it’s -10° F and dipping yourself in a frozen river. It’s possible, I did it.
And it was fun.
There are wolves in Minnesota.
In other news.. mushing is exciting and it’s very much a collaborative effort with the dogs. The dogs are amazing. Turning on a trail is pretty tricky. Here’s a picture of the of sled dogs and a picture of the cabin where I slept.
I baked chocolate chip cookies at Homebase, the main campus building. Homebase has an amazing kitchen with much similarity to the kitchen at my college co-op, 660 Stewart Ave. at Cornell.
Restaurant recommendation: Buca’s in downtown Minneapolis.
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