We’d expected rain, but instead we got to hike morning and afternoon in a beautiful, slowly transforming world: the first real snowfall of the season. Back at base, the boys recharged with s’mores and cocoa
Category: Up North
Group Selfie
Their dad eventually managed to line them up for a group selfie. A groupie?
Long Drive, Short Hike
Today: long drive, short hike, our annual visit to the North Shore of Lake Superior. Tomorrow and Saturday our nephews (11 and 13) and their dad join us on the trails.
Superior Hiking Trail 2020
More journeys ≫ 2020
Gorp Ingredients
Stocked up on gorp ingredients for hikes later this week. Overdid the generic M&Ms, so ate some on the way home.
Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019
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Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019
This week, blue daubs guided us, as they do every year around this time. We stayed on the North Shore of Lake Superior in two lodges (at Lutsen and Tofte) and hiked sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. The plan for each day was simple: take to the trails after a cooked breakfast. Two days…… Continue reading Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019
Wild Rivers
We’ve walked beside several wild rivers this week. Temperance River towards the end of our final hike before we head home tomorrow.
Fungi
Fungi clustered, we hiked.
CCC Trails
The first part of our hike took us past several waterfalls as Cascade River tumbled towards Lake Superior. The trails were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s. I’d applaud the return of the Corps.