Last Thursday we made the 4 hour trek to the North Shore for our hike on the Superior Hiking Trail for our 6 year anniversary. We spent Thursday night with Aunt Ada and Uncle Chuck in Castle Danger. They were very nice and made us pancakes on Friday morning before driving us to the trail head. We were very thankful to have full bellies!
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| At the start of the trail |
We did a total of 21.9 miles over the weekend. The best part of the hike was walking through lots of different types of forests. We saw maple groves, white pine, spruce, balsam, basswood, poplar and birch trees. Towards the beginning of our hike the color was minimal and we mostly saw green everywhere.
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| A little color at the beginning of our hike |
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| Beaver pond |
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| Maple Forest |
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| Somewhere behind us is supposed to be Lake Superior from 12 miles away |
We started our three day adventure on the SHT at Fox Farm Rd. We hiked 9.7 miles on Friday in a cool 53 degrees. It felt great to be out on the trail and not be hot at all. We arrived at our campsite at McCarthy Creek at around 3:00. We were very happy to get off our feet and rest. We had not hiked with packs in a LONG time. We quickly set up camp and searched for firewood before settling down and getting off our feet. Eric set up the hammock and we settled in for a little reading. Once we stopped moving though, we realized it was a little chilly. We had to put on our hats, mittens, and get into our sleeping bags….it was cold! We enjoyed the evening drinking tea, eating couscous, and sipping bourbon by the fire.
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| relaxing in the hammock after a long hike |
On Saturday we woke up a little sore but were ready to keep hiking and exploring the SHT. We hiked 6.3 miles on our 2nd day to Stewart River. Our hike on the 2nd day was great. The Fall leaves started looking a little more colorful and the sun came out in the afternoon. We shared our camp with two older gentleman and a single guy. It was fun to talk to them about their other hiking experiences while enjoying the warmth of a fire.
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| Cool mossy knobs all over the forest |
On Sunday we hit the trail even sorer than the day before and hiked another 5.9 miles to Reeves Road. This section of the trail had great Fall colors. Unfortunately the clouds and fog came back for the morning but it was still a beautiful hike! We reached our destination by noon and Chuck and Ada were waiting to take us back to their place for lunch. They cooked us a turkey! Everything tasted soooo good but as you know, the Turkey only made us more tired! We said goodbye around 1:30 and made our way back to Minneapolis after making a quick stop for coffee. Overall, it was a great anniversary weekend!!
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| This birch tree was growing inside an old dead tree....the old tree's bark was wrapped around the new one. |
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