Gorges and Dupont State Parks, N.C. and Table Rock and Caesars Head State Parks, S.C.

My first stop yesterday morning was Gorges State Park, N.C. I hiked to Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls. I was going to hike a trail at Table Rock state park, but realized it wasn’t going to have the wow factor, … Continue reading

Day 4 – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park and Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota

Today I hiked part of the Split Rock light house via Gitchi-Gami & Superior Hiking trail loop. The lighthouse is stunning! Not too far down the road is Gooseberry Falls State Park. The waterfalls are spectacular! I hiked about 2 … Continue reading

Day 3 – Temperance River State Park and Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota

My first stop today was Temperance River State Park where I hiked the 2 mile Temperance River Hiking Club trail. The trail follows the gorge and river at first and then you’re hiking through woods. I drove 5 minutes to … Continue reading

Day 2 – Devil’s Kettle Trail, Artist Point, Oberg Mountain Loop Trail, and Cross River Falls along the North shore of Minnesota

This morning I drove half an hour from my lodging in Lutsen to Judge C.R. Magney State Park and hiked the 2 mile Devil’s Kettle trail to the falls. There were lots of steps. You cross this beautiful river to … Continue reading

Medicine & Maligne Lakes and the drive back to Canmore on the Icefields Parkway, Canada

This morning, I drove an hour to Maligne Lake. I arrived at 7:00 a.m. and saw some elk and a fox on the way. I stopped at Medicine Lake to take a photo. I only saw a couple of people … Continue reading

Path of the Glacier trail, and Patricia & Pyramid lakes, Jasper, Canada

Before heading to my Airbnb in Jasper for the evening, I drove a long, narrow, and winding road up Mount Edith Cavell to hike the 1 mi round trip Path of the Glacier. I wasn’t expecting it to be so … Continue reading

Sites to see along the Icefields Parkway

I departed my Airbnb in Canmore at 5:00am on July 16th to drive 225 miles along the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, Canada. Since it was so early, some of my photos are just waking up 🥱 My next post will … Continue reading

Lake Louise, Cascade Ponds, Two Jack Lake, Johnson Lake, and Silverton Falls in Banff National Park, Canada

Yesterday, in addition to visiting Moraine Lake, I also went to Lake Louise, it’s not as spectacular as Moraine Lake, but it’s still very pretty. Then I hiked one mile round trip to Silverton Falls. The trail is a bit … Continue reading