Superior Hiking Trail 2022

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2022

Curated Gorp
Curated Gorp

With a hiking trip Up North next week, it was time for the annual Curation of the Gorp. I like to select a range of ingredients so we can vary the mixture each day.

Jay Cooke State Park
Jay Cooke State Park

Hiked trails, including part of the Superior Hiking Trail, in Jay Cooke State Park.

Something New
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.

The End of a Long Hike
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.

Poplar River
Poplar River

Crossed the Poplar River on our hike from Lutsen to Oberg Mountain.

Vicarious Sunrise
Vicarious Sunrise

Dwight brought coffee to me in bed and showed me this photo he’d taken of the sun rising over Lake Superior.