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Not a ton of pictures on this one as I was woefully out of shape, and sucking wind most of the time. This time I was lucky enough to have a friend tag along for his first backpacking trip. For unknown reasons I settled on the Caribou Rock and Border Route Trails again. This is … Read more
St. Louis River: Swinging Bridge Falls Oldenburg Point Cascades Kingsbury Creek: Kinsgbury Creek Falls Keene Creek: Blue Nude Falls Other Keene Creek Falls Miller Creek: Miller Creek Falls Chester Creek: Chester Creek Falls Tischer Creek: Tischer Creek Falls Amity Creek: Amity Creek Falls Keep Smiling Falls The Deep Falls Lester River: Japp Hole Falls Gunderson … Read more
Last week I made my first solo winter trip, heading to the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT). I want to hike the entirety of the trail in my lifetime so my first thought was to start at the Martin Road trailhead, right outside of Duluth and start picking off sections bit by bit heading north. But … Read more
This guy Dave over at Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want (PADWRailRoad) has a fantastic site on the history of the Port Arthur Duluth & Western Railway. He’s done an amazing job researching the railroad and the history of the area. I came across his site researching the Border Route trail. The particular site I link … Read more
As usual the site descriptions in the Minnesota State Park reservation page left some details out. Here is a quick recap of my visit and some information on the backpacking sites. My site for the weekend was BP2 which was a quick hike in from the cart-in campground parking lot. Here are some notes on … Read more
George H Crosby Manitou or GCM is one of the most rugged state parks in Minnesota. I struggled to find a lot of info online about this park as I was booking a site there. Seems like most visitors to the area stick the Lake Superior coast and visit nearby Tettegouche State Park. The park … Read more