With a dew point of 70 degrees, the best way to describe this evening is oppressive and now foggy, as temperatures drop to about 70. The cooler temperatures are helping a bit on this muggy evening. But the worst is over, the humidity will be gone by morning not to return until Labor Day.

Walked down and back from the library, a 1.2 mile walk. A bit painful and challenging by the end but I wanted to see if I could do it. I had a few beers with dinner, so I wasn’t going to drive and my bus pass was expired. I got a few books to read at Moose River Plains as I expect to be pretty crippled all weekend. I will be able to fish but I have to admit any kind of hiking really is out of the question. I want to pretend my ankle is better but that’s far from the truth. I decided to take out William Heart Moon’s classic, Blue Highway to see how it reads compared to when I was in my mid-20s which seems like so long ago.

Went to Walmart and got some supplies for camping. Originally I was just going to get gun solvent to clean out the mud I got in the barrel of my shotgun but I decided to buy a bunch more camp groceries. I am mostly set for food now and the table is in my truck. But I was too exhausted and my ankle too weak to get the rest of my camping gear ready to go. I have to admit I’m still really struggling a lot with my ankle. But I want to get away and hopefully visit the trappers expo tomorrow. We will see how sore I am in the morning. It didn’t help I slept very poorly last night, mostly due to the humidity. Oh well, good night.