Tag: hiking
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I Can See Canada From My Window . . .
. . . at least I can see Canada when I am standing at the entrance to Grand Portage State Park, at the most northeastern point of Minnesota. Continuing on our geocaching adventures through Minnesota’s State Parks, we drove the beautiful entirety of Minnesota’s North Shore on about as perfect a fall day as fall…
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Travel Theme: Foliage
Where’s My Backpack? was kind enough to remind me of her weekly challenge (for those of us going through withdrawal since Friday, waiting for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge!). Ailsa’s theme this week is “foliage” which has been wonderfully abundant here in northern Minnesota the past couple of weeks! This shot is from the Timberdoodle…
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One More Reflection of Gratitude: Nature
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~ John Muir Just had to share one more John Muir quote with one more photo from our Sunday hike to the Tettegouche Lake Overlook (more photos and details about that hike in this post). Ciao! ~ Kat B.
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Fifth Falls Trail: Gooseberry Falls State Park
Gooseberry Falls is one of Minnesota’s iconic State Parks. We have hiked the well-worn trail along the edges of the Falls and Gooseberry River countless times; it never gets old. This classic view (below), however, is one we left behind for one of our two geocaching hikes last weekend. Instead, we followed the Fifth Falls…
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Tettegouche Lake Overlook Trail
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~ John Muir This John Muir quote came to mind as my son and I hiked up the old gravel road with one of our black labs trotting happily alongside…
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