It's so nice to see snow. The quiet landscape and wildlife were great (along with the meals - I need to be more adventurous in campfire cooking) and the jazz trio was the perfect accompaniment to end the video. Thanks for sharing another adventure. Happy camping.
It was a treat to see the wildlife, so many times they are scared away by noisy neighbors, wasn't a problem this time. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Peggy!
I'm glad to see you're getting some views and subscribers! I think I subscribed when you had just a bit over 100. This is probably my favorite one so far!! Thanks for sharing sir!
Yes! I do remember you. Yeah, I'm amazed how well the channel has done lately, it's really exciting for me. Thanks for the kind words and being around so long!
Lucky duck! Getting all that snow is awesome. Getting a little here, but nothing that serious yet. The park looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing brother!
Gorgeous place to camp at. I enjoyed knowing you were able to relax. I would have settleded into the cabin with some good books, good food and just read and watched nature.
Canadian Jays, Grey Jays, Whiskey Jacks, etc. They are the type of bird that many people will get to eat food right from their hands. Very social creatures.
Haven't been to Bear Head yet but it's high on my list! I'd love to visit in the summer but the reports of mosquitoes give me pause. :) Looks gorgeous in winter!
I believe the friendly little gray birds supervising your cooking were Canadian Jays. I downloaded an app on my phone called Merlin. It has been great for bird identification of photos and will even I.D. birds by their song.
Gray Jays also have been called Camp Robbers, I think their cool, but if you're in the wilderness watch your food supplies closely. They are bold enough to help themselves right off an attended plate, or help themselves to your food pack. I have had worse problems with mice on heavily used, or untidy campsites. Glad you enjoyed Bearhead, it's a special place...
It is funny you say that, my family has had property less than ten miles from Bearhead for close to a century. I've had few encounters with them there. (I'm guessing they may favor campgrounds over cabins). I have, however, encountered them on nearly every BWCAW trip (day trips aside) I've ever been on. Once again, beautiful bird... keep on spreading the love for the outdoors!!!
That's where it originated, I never knew that. I just looked it up. It was a story someone told me years ago when we were out in the wild. I had completely forgot about it until I was sitting by the fire on this trip. Thanks Craig!
A friend and I went winter camping at the lake back in the 90s. Temperature got down to -32 deg let’s just say it was a wee bit chill getting out of the sleeping bag. Also learned that if it wasn’t in your sleeping bag with you it froze had to use our wood saw to cut summer sausage for breakfast. Good times😁
I was hiking at Banning State Park in winter one year and two wolves carried on a conversation. They were less than a mile away. Bear do awaken through the winter. I have had young Eagles get curious before. A lynx did wander through in back of our campsite on the trail one time. If you have a hot tent/camper Tettegouche is open all winter as well. I believe some outfitters rent out hot tents.
That would be amazing to experience. I felt it was a once in a lifetime experience seeing a wolf in the wild earlier this year. I'm trying to talk myself into a hot tent overnight. I found a place that rents them last week, just trying to convince myself that I can do it. Thanks so much!
@stinkleberryfarmer you can do it. It's actually quite cozy. The stove needs to be reloaded every two hours. I have seen pellet stoves which will last 6 to 10 hours depending how warm you want to keep the tent. I might invest. One thing to keep in mind is your sleep gear. I have a winter rated mat.....I think it's like 7R value. It was not enough to keep the ground from leeching heat. The mat is like 3 inches of air. I put a piece of Reflectix underneath the mat. It's a type of insulation that is a very thin reflective. The air from the mat allows your body heat to reflect off the insulation and come back to you. It gave me an R value of at least 11. I was toasty warm with my sleeping bags. It was the only place that didn't turn to mud before it dried out. Luckily i had a floor liner in my tent with a zipper where i could pull back for the stove. I stayed at Tettegouche for a week comfortably. I was able to cook and heat water on the stove.
They are in some butcher shops and small grocery stores around St. Paul. Also, they have a website I believe you can buy from. Lastly, there is the 328 Grill in St Paul Park, thats where I got the sauce for my stir fry in my last video. The guy is a local chef and I believe he actually runs the 328 Grill, which is inside of the American Legion. Thanks Paul!
What are you doing up there by this time of season? There is nothing to have for fun, just snow and cold with frozen lake, be safe though. Heard all kind of tragedies around the world
Sorry, yes. I did forget to mention where I was this time. This was close to Ely, Minnesota. Some of the Minnesota state park cabins have gas fireplaces, and a couple have wood burning stoves. Most just have electric.
This cabin had electric floor board heaters, kept it nice and warm. I'll be going to a similar cabin in my next video and will try and remember to show more of the inside of the cabin. Thanks so much!
Haha. I usually do, but kind of thought nobody would want to see the inside again. On my next video I will give a tour of the inside. Thanks for the feedback.
I caught my first Walleye in Bear Head State Park. Love the Eagles Nest lakes as well. Thanks for the memories!
It's so nice to see snow. The quiet landscape and wildlife were great (along with the meals - I need to be more adventurous in campfire cooking) and the jazz trio was the perfect accompaniment to end the video. Thanks for sharing another adventure. Happy camping.
It was a treat to see the wildlife, so many times they are scared away by noisy neighbors, wasn't a problem this time. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Peggy!
Yup, Whiskey Jack or Canadian Jay. Love your videos!!
Thanks so much!
I love that State Park!
Love this series of state parks. Was thinking about visiting each one in mn (over time of course)
Thanks so much!
Looks like heaven!! Love the music selection.
Thank you so very much!
Love seeing the wild life! Lots of birds!
Thanks Dale!
I " wish I was there too " , but I'm not far , just aways down the road from where you are !! Have fun !!! 😊❤
I'm glad to see you're getting some views and subscribers! I think I subscribed when you had just a bit over 100.
This is probably my favorite one so far!! Thanks for sharing sir!
Yes! I do remember you. Yeah, I'm amazed how well the channel has done lately, it's really exciting for me. Thanks for the kind words and being around so long!
Lucky duck! Getting all that snow is awesome. Getting a little here, but nothing that serious yet. The park looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing brother!
Had to drive a bit to get the snow, but it was worth it. I'm ready to get dumped with snow after none last year. Thanks Cheffen!
Gorgeous place to camp at. I enjoyed knowing you were able to relax. I would have settleded into the cabin with some good books, good food and just read and watched nature.
It was nice to just kind of hang out and not go anywhere. So many times on my trips it feels like I don't even get to rest. Thanks!
Neat to have some wildlife close to the cabin. Looks like a good trip and nice to see a little snow!
Hope we get some snow further south soon. Thanks for watching Darrin!
Canadian Jays, Grey Jays, Whiskey Jacks, etc. They are the type of bird that many people will get to eat food right from their hands. Very social creatures.
Gotta love timber jays
Beautiful!, yes Canadian Jays!
They sure are friendly birds!
Haven't been to Bear Head yet but it's high on my list! I'd love to visit in the summer but the reports of mosquitoes give me pause. :) Looks gorgeous in winter!
I definitely want to give it a shot in the summer. Thanks!
I believe the friendly little gray birds supervising your cooking were Canadian Jays. I downloaded an app on my phone called Merlin. It has been great for bird identification of photos and will even I.D. birds by their song.
I'll have to remember that app. This was probably the most bird types I've run into in awhile, was glad something was out in the cold. Thanks so much!
Merlin is an awesome app. I turn it on when camping and it will listen for birds in the area and identify them. Then I can tell what to look for.
Wow they actually have snow up there! I live down in the cities and we have none. Looks beautiful!
Thanks!
Love it
Thank you!
I was up there at the end of Sept. and it was gorgeous!! The were a lot of other campers and RVs.
September would be a great time to go. Thanks for watching!
@@stinkleberryfarmer Almost no skeeters that time.
I camped at Bearhead for boy scouts what was then the group site now i think its split up. I have fond memories of camping there. Thanks for the trip.
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
Gray Jays also have been called Camp Robbers, I think their cool, but if you're in the wilderness watch your food supplies closely. They are bold enough to help themselves right off an attended plate, or help themselves to your food pack. I have had worse problems with mice on heavily used, or untidy campsites. Glad you enjoyed Bearhead, it's a special place...
It's odd that I've never come across these birds before, but seems alot of people have. Thank you so much!
It is funny you say that, my family has had property less than ten miles from Bearhead for close to a century. I've had few encounters with them there. (I'm guessing they may favor campgrounds over cabins). I have, however, encountered them on nearly every BWCAW trip (day trips aside) I've ever been on. Once again, beautiful bird... keep on spreading the love for the outdoors!!!
Jack London's "To Build a Fire" is a great short story.
That's where it originated, I never knew that. I just looked it up. It was a story someone told me years ago when we were out in the wild. I had completely forgot about it until I was sitting by the fire on this trip. Thanks Craig!
A friend and I went winter camping at the lake back in the 90s. Temperature got down to -32 deg let’s just say it was a wee bit chill getting out of the sleeping bag. Also learned that if it wasn’t in your sleeping bag with you it froze had to use our wood saw to cut summer sausage for breakfast. Good times😁
Now that's some serious winter camping! Wow! Thanks for watching!
Show us the cabin inside and tell us the temperature!
I was hiking at Banning State Park in winter one year and two wolves carried on a conversation. They were less than a mile away. Bear do awaken through the winter. I have had young Eagles get curious before. A lynx did wander through in back of our campsite on the trail one time. If you have a hot tent/camper Tettegouche is open all winter as well. I believe some outfitters rent out hot tents.
That would be amazing to experience. I felt it was a once in a lifetime experience seeing a wolf in the wild earlier this year. I'm trying to talk myself into a hot tent overnight. I found a place that rents them last week, just trying to convince myself that I can do it. Thanks so much!
@stinkleberryfarmer you can do it. It's actually quite cozy. The stove needs to be reloaded every two hours. I have seen pellet stoves which will last 6 to 10 hours depending how warm you want to keep the tent. I might invest. One thing to keep in mind is your sleep gear. I have a winter rated mat.....I think it's like 7R value. It was not enough to keep the ground from leeching heat. The mat is like 3 inches of air. I put a piece of Reflectix underneath the mat. It's a type of insulation that is a very thin reflective. The air from the mat allows your body heat to reflect off the insulation and come back to you. It gave me an R value of at least 11. I was toasty warm with my sleeping bags. It was the only place that didn't turn to mud before it dried out. Luckily i had a floor liner in my tent with a zipper where i could pull back for the stove. I stayed at Tettegouche for a week comfortably. I was able to cook and heat water on the stove.
Yes Pete is a ruffed grouse I do have a question about where do you get the 14 spice sauces?
They are in some butcher shops and small grocery stores around St. Paul. Also, they have a website I believe you can buy from. Lastly, there is the 328 Grill in St Paul Park, thats where I got the sauce for my stir fry in my last video. The guy is a local chef and I believe he actually runs the 328 Grill, which is inside of the American Legion. Thanks Paul!
"To Build a Fire" is a short story by Jack London about a hiker who is unprepared and builds his fire under a snow laden tree.
Does Mrs. Stinkleberry come with to camp sometimes? We're taking our boys to a cabin at a state park next month, looking forward to it!
No, her preference is to watch me in the comfort of home. I hope you have some snow when you go! Thanks!
@stinkleberryfarmer Understandable! I never thought I'd get into camping but when we went last year we had a great time.
Gray jay very friendly
love snow but here it been raining a lot, soon as we have snow the rain melt it hope GOD will let us have snow for Christmas
After having almost no snow last year, I'm ready for some this year. Here's hoping you get some where you are this Christmas! Thanks for watching!
What are you doing up there by this time of season? There is nothing to have for fun, just snow and cold with frozen lake, be safe though. Heard all kind of tragedies around the world
Are you any relation to the Stinkleberry's of Maine?
They are my 3rd cousins on my 4th side, twice removed. Just kidding, no idea who they are.
@@stinkleberryfarmer no idea either. 😁
Hey do the cabins have a wood stove or fireplace
This one has neither, just electric floor panel for heat. It was really toasty in there, but the ambiance isn't as nice. Thanks for watching!
@stinkleberryfarmer Thank you. Assuming that's in Minnesota?
Sorry, yes. I did forget to mention where I was this time. This was close to Ely, Minnesota. Some of the Minnesota state park cabins have gas fireplaces, and a couple have wood burning stoves. Most just have electric.
@stinkleberryfarmer Awesome, thanks!
what are the cabins heated with in the winter there?
This cabin had electric floor board heaters, kept it nice and warm. I'll be going to a similar cabin in my next video and will try and remember to show more of the inside of the cabin. Thanks so much!
I seriously doubt you have to worry about the fire being out with the ground covered in a foot of snow.
Nice & quiet but don’t think I’d winter camp
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Looks like a partridge
There are no partridge in Minnesota only Ruffled Grouse
I think it is a Hungarian partridge! I haven't seen one of them since I was 8 years! 57 now!
It was different to see, for sure. Thanks!
Coronary in a pot, huh?
No tour of the cabin??cheap
Haha. I usually do, but kind of thought nobody would want to see the inside again. On my next video I will give a tour of the inside. Thanks for the feedback.
"Look at the Grouse! Look at the Grouse!" 🦤