Tag: hiking
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It’s Not Too Late for the Party: Day-Tripping to the Apostle Islands Ice Caves
Getting up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning just about killed this night owl, but I was determined to view the ice caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore before it was too late. Lake Superior is a moody, unpredictable body of water, and the ice is unlikely to remain stable for foot traffic…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie
No selfie would be complete without my favorite four-legged companion by my side! This view is currently buried by deep snow with ice coating Lake Superior in the distance; a beautiful view in every season. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”Selfie” was this week’s theme. Everyone…
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The Swinging Bridge Swings Again
I stood looking at the diverging river from the revived swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park and was reminded of Robert Frost’s famous poem, The Road Not Taken: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both . . . In typical fashion, I got a late start and…
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The Desperation of the Daily NaBloPoMo Post
I am swamped at work. My house has decorative piles of laundry and magazines gracing multiple rooms. Dust on the furniture is waiting hopefully for someone to draw the next masterpiece, like an etch-a-sketch on a coffee table top. So what do I do instead today? Go hiking at nearby Jay Cooke State Park and…
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Renewing the Spirit on the Superior Hiking Trail
Noon already had come and gone by the time my favorite hiking companion and I hit the road. The last weekend of September is often when fall colors start to reveal their full glory in northern Minnesota. As we headed up Highway 61, snaking along the North Shore of Lake Superior, the trees were only…
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