One final day, walking the Superior Hiking Trail… until next year.
Category: Place
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.
A Trip to England: Covid Risks and Responsibilities
Aboard a Delta flight, July 2021. In November I’ll travel to England, my first overseas trip in over 1½ years. This will be the first time I’ve flown eastbound across the Atlantic on a daytime flight. But, enough of firsts. The trip isn’t assured. It’s possible Covid travel restrictions to the UK could be tightened…… Continue reading A Trip to England: Covid Risks and Responsibilities
Backpacking in Japan With Our Nephews: Day of Arrival
Next summer, we’re exploring Japan with our teenage nephews and their dad. In a previous post I wrote about the backbone of our trip: flights from Minneapolis to Tokyo, Fukuoka to Sapporo, and Tokyo to Honolulu. I’m now starting to flesh out our journey within Japan. Arrive Haneda Airport Delta tails at Haneda Airport (November…… Continue reading Backpacking in Japan With Our Nephews: Day of Arrival
Superior Hiking Trail Fall 2021
More journeys ≫ 2021: Fall
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.