Blue daubs guided us, as they do every year around this time. Superior Hiking Trail near Lutsen.
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Superior Hiking Trail 2019
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Loading the Garmin
Loaded maps into my Garmin. We’ve planned a bunch of hikes in the coming weeks.
Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2018
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Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2018
Last week. as we generally do at this time of the year, we day-hiked sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. We stayed in two lodges so we could enjoy different sections of the trail without having to spend much time in the car. Blue blazes, painted on trees, usually helped to keep us on the…… Continue reading Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2018
Our Rental Unit
Bade farewell to Bluefin Bay, on Lake Superior’s North Shore. We rent the same unit every year around this time.
Trees Fading into Mist
Trees faded into mist as we hiked Oberg Mountain and Leveaux Mountain.
Peeling Birch
Hiked another section of the Superior Hiking Trail, including Carlton Peak and Temperance River State Park. Along the way, Dwight took this photo of a peeling birch.
“Root-Beer” Water
Our hike, today, kept us close to the fast-flowing Cascade River. The “root beer” water is due to tannins from up-stream swamps
Standing on Basalt
Walked a gorgeous section of the Superior Hiking Trail, north of Grand Marais. Woods, deep gorges, rapids, waterfalls, climbing, ridge trail, leading to Pincushion Mountain. Stood on basalt, thrown up a billion years ago, trees growing in cracks, looking