Wednesday Weekly July 18: A Week Outdoors and Getting Ready for Texas

Just like for my July 4th Wednesday Weekly, I find myself in a time crunch and also technology crunch. For the past week, I have been camped out in a field at Rock Fest with no power. I had a battery pack for my phone, but there are a few things I have to do on my laptop to process multimedia. When I got back to my parents' house, I found that I had power, but there was no way the internet connection could keep up.

I also needed to do some cleaning of my camping equipment. Besides that and getting ready for Texas, I'm going to spend the remaining time in Wisconsin visiting with family. By the time you read this, I'll hopefully be the driving and the majority of the way back to Texas.

The following are a few preview pictures. Next week I should have the rest of this trip's blog entries up. I did cover a lot of ground. I did two music festivals in less than two weeks in two different countries!

Silver RAM 1500 pickup truck with Canadian flag mounted on bed parked in lot with distinctive gabled building in background Welcome sign for Thunder Bay Sister Cities showing international partnerships with Little Canada USA, Duluth USA, Seinäjoki Finland, Gifu City Japan, and Jiaozhou City China, featuring world map globe design Plate of breaded fish fillets served over scrambled eggs with lemon wedge and fresh green salad, placed on restaurant menu Towering flat-topped rock formation densely covered with trees rising above baseball diamond with covered dugout structure in foreground Thunder Bay Blues Festival banner displaying sponsor logos and performer images with crowd and parked vehicles visible in front Vintage Slush Puppie branded beverage dispenser machine with cartoon dog graphics stored in warehouse among cardboard boxes Blues Festival main stage with tbaytel branding and large crowd seated in lawn chairs under sunny blue sky Sunset view over Lake Superior with cargo ship silhouette on horizon, wispy clouds, and wildflowers framing foreground Gray and green camping tent set up under blue pop-up canopy on grass field at outdoor venue Rock the Shores festival stage with Bud Light branding, large crowd in lawn chairs viewing performance under overcast skies Black and white Picture Taking Line sign mounted on corrugated metal building exterior Concert stage lighting and pyrotechnics with red spotlight through smoke and raised rock hand gesture in foreground Nighttime outdoor stage with illuminated screen and string lights visible through darkness with silhouetted crowd Interior view of pitched camping tent showing gray floor with green accent trim and mesh ventilation panels in morning sunlight Backyard camping setup with tent, tarps, and sleeping bags laid out to dry on lawn and decorative rock border with firewood storage shed visible Complete backyard campsite showing tent, drying gear, simple wooden bench seating area, and fire pit bordered by stones

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