Luckily, Fabi brought most of the needed gear with him -- we only needed to rent a sleeping bag. We picked this up at REI in Minneapolis on the way -- it was about a 7.5 hour drive to our starting point.
One advantage to hiking in the spring is that the rivers are usually pretty high, which makes for some nice waterfalls. One disadvantage to hiking in the spring are the bugs -- for some reason, the mosquitos really seemed to like Fabi. He probably had 3 times as many bites as Seth and me.
There was a bog and wetlands along the route, which was one of the prettiest areas on our trip. Fabi felt pretty fortunate because he had waterproof hiking boots, whereas Seth and I had trail running shoes. Needless to say, we bought waterproof boots before our trip to Colorado.
One of the memorable parts of the trip was the day that it rained from morning through the evening. It made the next day without rain seem like a breeze.
After we were done hiking, we spent a night in Duluth. We visited the harbor, checked out the museum along the lake and did a little shopping. We stayed at an Airbnb which allowed us to get recommendations from someone who lived there.
Overall it was a great trip -- and we only had one left before Fabi returned to Germany.
His typical state while in the car
Pre-hike
Stopping for some water before we got to our first campsite
The rock where we enjoyed our supper. The view was much prettier than it seems
Our first campsite. I think this is the only fire we had. Thanks for the chairs, Annegret!
In the enchanted forest
One of the many streams feeding into Lake Superior
Watch your step
Fully-loaded
Ragin' river
That's Lake Superior in the background. Stretches as far as the eye can see. Truly a huge lake
A steep section
Spring rains and winter melt made for full rivers
Lake Supeior
Only a few more miles!
Just take the picture already!
I think we all felt the same way, Fabi.
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