Every year, around this time, we head up to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a few days to walk sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. We stopped in Duluth for a night, then continued on to our usual destination, Bluefin Bay, a resort on the shores of Lake Superior at Tofte. Our two… Continue reading Superior Hiking Trail: Fall 2021
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Highway 61 Revisited
“Highway 61 Revisited” along the North Shore of Lake Superior towards Bob Dylan’s birthplace, Duluth, then beyond to Minneapolis.
One Final Hiking Day
One final day, walking the Superior Hiking Trail… until next year.
Because of a Beaver Dam…
Lake Agnes, today, from the Superior Hiking Trail. Without a beaver dam at one end, there wouldn’t be much of a lake.
The Road Less Traveled
At Carlton Peak, on the Superior Hiking Trail, the nephews opted for the road less traveled: a pattern repeated throughout the day wherever there were rocks.
En Route to Gitchee-Gami
Our Superior Hiking Trail hike included a ridge trail looking out towards Lake Superior: Cook County 1 to Temperance River, then the Gitchi-Gami trail back to Bluefin Bay for the night.
Full of Life
Nephews, full of life, Bluefin Bay (where we’re staying), north shore of Lake Superior, parents, uncles, and a pumpkin looking on.
Blustery Duluth Walk
It was a blustery walk across the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge back to our hotel after dinner.
Superior Hiking Trail Fall 2021
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Sinister Reflections
Played with mirrored surfaces at the Guthrie on my walk to meet a friend to go for a walk. The repetition of the George Bernard Shaw panel took me to a sinister place where a pacifist playwright was transformed into a Dear Leader.