Superior Hiking Trail Fall 2021

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2021: Fall

Oct 28, 2021
Superior Hiking Trail: Fall 2021
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
Blustery Duluth Walk
Blustery Duluth Walk

It was a blustery walk across the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge back to our hotel after dinner.

Full of Life
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.

En Route to Gitchee-Gami
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.

The Road Less Traveled
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.

Because of a Beaver Dam…
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.

One Final Hiking Day
One Final Hiking Day

One final day, walking the Superior Hiking Trail… until next year.

Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited

“Highway 61 Revisited” along the North Shore of Lake Superior towards Bob Dylan’s birthplace, Duluth, then beyond to Minneapolis.