Loki - Adventure Cat goes kayaking
What a sweetie!
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The owners probably got the cat used to wearing harnesses while it was young.
I wonder where that happened? I'd guess it's around upper WI, upper MI or MN based on the scenery and "feel" of it.
It reminds me of my fishing/camping/hiking trip to Sylvania Wilderness. No motor boats allowed! Clean water! Canoes/kayaks are carried overhead on portages between the various lakes.
They induce my longing for spring. I even took a deep breath in looking at them, to soak it up.
It is so special to go on trips like in these pictures you shared. Thanks. 
Spring/Fall might be a better time to go there. I went in the Summer, and I found out firsthand that people up there aren't exaggerating about their mosquitoes! Mosquitoes are everywhere in the USA, but they seemed especially blood-thirsty and determined in that area!
I picked the most remote campsite there, having an entire lake to myself. The campsite was surrounded by trees. I later realized why some designated campsites were labeled as "breezy" or "windy." Mosquitoes don't handle wind very well! I ate in the canoe in the middle of the lake sometimes just to get away from them! 
It was peaceful otherwise! I thought the loons were relaxing. I barely heard some wolves howl in the distance one night, so that was cool!
Here's a video about the place:
I've considered spending some time at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), but I wanted to see how I'd handle an "easier version" of it first, so I chose Sylvania Wilderness. The mosquitoes were a good lesson for me!
BWCA:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/superior/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5202169
I too have been on special wilderness adventures. To be sure, the wilderness is not for wimps. 
Be prepared to fend off biting black flies in BWCA. They hurt! (Not all locations would have them, of course.)
I once took a solo backpacking hike through the core of Stockton Island (one of the Apostle Islands, Wisc.) and camped at a lone campsite on the North side for a week. The island is renowned for its high concentration of black bears. I was fortunate to have a mama bear and her three cubs stroll through my camp on a few occasions, plus other sightings of bear. Very cool!
Thanks for stimulating the memories. 
If it were my cat,
he'd see his image in the water
and jump in after it.
Okay, okay... I will take your Sisley and raise you a Bolt & Keel. So take that! At least it's the same species!
