We’re staying at Lutsen Mountains, a ski resort waiting for snow. Today we climbed up to one of the lift stations, passing idle snow-making machines. We then followed a Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) spur then the main SHT trail, completing a 5-hour loop. Along the way, Dwight caught me off guard on a rocky, root-filled section of trail. The looming rocks above didn’t exactly inspire confidence.
Category: Superior Hiking Trail
Split Rock River Hike
Walked part of the Superior Hiking Trail that follows the Split Rock River as an in-and-out hike. We passed the split rock, several waterfalls, and rapids. The trail is described as moderately challenging, but a gentle pace made it quite relaxing.
Following the Blazes
Hiked part of the Superior Hiking Trail above Duluth before checking in to a hotel for the night. The trail was sometimes obscured by fallen leaves, but blaze marks on the trees—blue for the main trail, white for spurs—kept us on track.
Superior Hiking Trail 2024
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Vicarious Sunrise
Dwight brought coffee to me in bed and showed me this photo he’d taken of the sun rising over Lake Superior.
Poplar River
Crossed the Poplar River on our hike from Lutsen to Oberg Mountain.
The End of a Long Hike
We hiked a long hike. Towards the end, at Cascade River, our nephews still had plenty energy. How the younger one got on that rock, we’ll never know. His brother was being more cautious.
Something New
On our Superior Hiking Trail hike today, a view we’ve seen so many times before. The evergreens were punctuated with something I don’t recall seeing before: golden deciduous tamaracks, a member of the pine family that loses its needles in the fall.
Jay Cooke State Park
Hiked trails, including part of the Superior Hiking Trail, in Jay Cooke State Park.
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