While in Salt Lake City back in July I also took a day to hike Red Butte Garden’s Natural Area. Beautiful hike in spite of daytime highs at 100+ degrees. Highly recommend checking it out if you’re ever in the area.
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And another better late than never photoblog. While in Minnesota we hiked one of my favorite trails as a kid, Schaar’s Bluff, located within Spring Lake Park Reserve in Hastings. Park of the hiking trail runs along a bluff with views of one of the widest points of the entire Mississippi River. Continue reading
My better late than never photoblog on Blue Mounds State Park, visited back in November.
Blue Mounds State Park is located in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, near the city of Luverne (hometown of National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg!) A huge feature in the park is a 100 foot Sioux quartzite cliff rising from the open prairie. The cliff appeared blue to settlers going west in the 1860s and 1870s, which is how the park got it’s name.
At the Mound’s southern end is a 1,250 foot line of rocks aligned in a east-west direction. Who built it and why is unknown, but on the first day of spring and fall the sunrise and sunset are lined up on this stone alignment.
There is also a small herd of bison living within the park boundaries. Local rumors say that the Plains Indians used to stampede the bison off of the park’s cliff, though no evidence exists today to prove this claim. Sadly I did not see any of the park’s bison on my visit.
Earlier this month we roadtripped to Minnesota, making a stop at Badlands National Park along the way. Continue reading
I initially had plans of doing a photo tour of the Presidential Trail during this visit, but then the mountain goats came down to the trail and I got distracted by the cute lol. As always click any image to view larger.
Second time walking the Scenic Tour in Jewel Cave. The 723 stairs are quite the work out! Click any image to view larger.
Had a very exciting encounter with the mountain goats of Needles Highway right at the Needle Eye tunnel! Click any image to view larger! Continue reading
And one last photoblog from last month’s roadtrip. Palisades State Park in Garretson, South Dakota. Click any image to view larger.
And almost a month later here’s my photoblog from The Badlands. Click any image to view larger.
While in Deadwood last week I decided to check out Mount Roosevelt Memorial. To get to the trailhead take US highway 85 northbound out of Deadwood. In a couple miles you’ll take a left onto Mt Roosevelt Road, which is the same turn for The Lodge at Deadwood. About two and a half miles up this gravel road you’ll find the sign for Mount Roosevelt Memorial & Picnic Ground.
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