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

Hiking in Yoho National Park, Canada and being stranded

Yesterday I flew from Portland to Calgary, Canada, picked up a rental car and drove 1 1/2 hrs. to Canmore, where my Airbnb is located for 6 nights. This morning I left my Airbnb at 4:15 am, drove to Emerald … Continue reading

Day 3 of my Solo Oregon Adventure

Today I drove 3 hours from Coos Bay, Oregon to Crescent City, California where my Airbnb is located for this evening.  My stops included Bandon Beach, Port Orford (I hiked 1.2 mi), Arch Rock State Park, Secret beach (hiked 1 … Continue reading