Tag: hiking

• The Cure for the Extended Winter Doldrums

  It snowed again.  And again.  That was our weekend, and our start to the week.  I really shouldn’t complain, but misery loves company, and Northern Minnesota has a lot of miserable company as April continues its snowy reign. Because my faithful four-legged friend was short-changed for exercise this week, between work and family activity schedules…

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  04/08/2013

  Life, Travel

  deer, dogs, Gooseberry Falls, Gooseberry River, hiking, Minnesota, North Shore, seasons, Spring, winter, winter doldrums

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

  Perhaps I have Maui on my mind given my post earlier this week, but when I saw this week’s photo challenge theme (“Green”), the bamboo forest along the Pipiwai Trail in Haleakala National Park immediately came to mind.  The Pipiwai Trail had plenty of other “green” images to fill out the rest of the gallery.   If only…

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  11/16/2012

  Travel

  bamboo forest, green, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, hiking, Maui, Pipiwai Trail, postaday, weekly photo challenge

• Geocaching in Cascade River State Park

  When we meandered to the northern tip of Minnesota at the end of September, following the North Shore of Lake Superior (as I shared in this post about Grand Portage State Park and this post about Judge C.R. Magney State Park), we also stopped by Cascade River State Park.  This multi-park day trip was motivated by the Minnesota State…

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  10/14/2012

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  Avian Adventure, birch bark, Cascade River, Fall, geocaching, hiking, Minnesota, river, state park, waterfall

• I Walk Slow ~ reblogged from Backpacking Kids

  Originally posted on Backpacking Kids: “I walk slow. I walk slow. Take my hand, help me on my way.” Lovers’ Eyes, Mumford & Sons The kids and I at Gem Lake (2007) When I’m out hiking or backpacking with my kids, I am often stopped by people who ask me how I got my kids…

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  10/09/2012

  Life, Travel

  backpacking, camping, children, hiking, outdoors, patience

• Judge C.R. Magney State Park: More than Devil’s Kettle

  Many of Minnesota’s beautiful state parks become known for one particular feature or trail.  In the case of Judge C.R. Magney State Park, the Devil’s Kettle waterfall is usually the “can’t miss” sight.  When the water is running high, as it was when I took the first few photos back in the fall of 2007…

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  10/04/2012

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  Avian Adventure, Brule River, Devil’s Kettle, Fall, Fall Colors, geocaching, hiking, Judge C.R. Magney, Minnesota, state park, waterfall