Today we set out to kayak the sea caves in Bayfield, WI. The spectacular mainland sea caves carved out by waves and ice are a must-see landmark of the Apostle National Lakeshore. It became clear that as breathtakenly beautiful these caves are, they could also be equally dangerous. Fortunatley we picked a perfect day to make the two-mile trek across Lake Superior from Meyers Beach; the waves were between 1-2 feet, the water temperature was 55*, the sky was clea...

We departed IL early July 6th and headed toward central WI; along the route we stopped at a very quaint town called Cottage Grove to refuel. Nothing out of the ordinary until we pulled in to the gas station. There was a woman sitting in her car, in front of the diesel pump, texting. We assumed she was waiting for someone to come out. After a few minutes and she made no effort to move or back up or even acknowledge we were there waiting, Dan got out and polite...