Grand Marais, MN (part 2)

With Friday nights culinary adventures nicely digested, our minds turned toward Saturday's much anticipated hike. The Guide to the Superior Hiking Trail (2004 ed.) was carefully analyzed, miles measured, routes negotiated and hiking times calculated. We quickly settled on Kadunce River Wayside to Magney State Park. Lunches were packed the evening before to allow for a quick and hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, fruit and yogurt, and English muffins. Then it was trail time!



Here are some shots along the route:

We actually hiked the trail from east to west (Magney to Kadunce R.). This was a really nice segement of trail that had a bit of everything. It was long inclines and declines, with a mixture of mature and younger forest which made for varied and delightful walking. The hiker passes through 30 year old upland black spruce plantation, crosses a dry stream bed, over a couple of bridges and there is even one small overlook of Lake Superior. There are some neat streams to cross and the main feature - the lake walk! This isn't as impressive as it sounds as by the time you hit the "lakewalk" you've done 5.2 miles and walking on rocks for 1.5 miles isn't as neat as it sounds. As we came down the Kadunce River, it started to sprinkle and by the time we hit the car, it was seriously raining. Luckily the car was only a dash across the highway.


Trail stats:
10 miles
6.5 hours
good segment for dogs
passed 4 hikers all after lunch
5/26/07 - 58*, overcast, cool until the afternoon. Then a tich muggy with rain at 3:30.
Lunch was on the lake