Good morning! Happy Monday. As we head into the 9 AM hour, it looks like the fog has yet to burn off, but already the heat and humidity is creeping up to 70 degrees. At 88 degrees for a high, today may not be the warmest day of the summer, but it’s still going to be uncomfortably hot by afternoon. But get used to it, as 90 plus degrees is expected to the norm for the foreseeable future. As we enter September, apparently summer has decided to arrive. I guess it’s a bit too early to call it Indian Summer, but with ample rain this summer and warm temperatures going into September, it seems like the fall foliage will be delayed. Yet, I think fall foliage won’t be bad by Moosefest at Moose River Plains the last week of September.

Labor Day Weekend sure is late this year, but with the forecast it seems that Labor Day Weekend will be midsummer long. I guess I’ll just have to bring lots of cold beverages to pass the time. I guess if summer has to come late, it’s better late then never. Maybe the late summer will hold off fall for a couple of weeks, and we can enjoy more of the nice weather before it becomes cold out. That said, it still is going to get dark early and warm weather can’t prevent the sun from setting early. But maybe it will be a mild winter, and I will still be able to get out for some adventures well into November and December. This year should be quiet at work, so I should have plenty of time to travel and hunt/trap. I got both licenses on Friday (without problem) and also my turkey tag. I didn’t get a DMP but I guess I could get one later if I so decide.

So Labor Day Weekend most likely I’ll be at Moose River Plains and I’m looking at heading up to Lewis County to visit Whetstone Gulf and the Independence River area during the third weekend of the month. That’s only going to be a four day, extended weekend type trip. Then I’m thinking of taking a North Country trip in October, but that is not set totally in stone. Or maybe I’ll take a trip down south to Virgina and West Virigina, and camp in the backcountry down there. That’s a long trip, but there is no reason that I couldn’t do it if I had a week. We will see how things play out in the coming months.