Soul Centered Photography: Tettegouche State park

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Hiking in Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, early Oct. '22

This is part 2 of my fall trip to northern Minnesota. For part 1 see this post: https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2022/10/oberg-mountain-and-marshall-mountain.html

I was fortunate to stay at a friend's cabin close to Tettegouche State park. The day started out with soft blues and pinks and a calm lake with beautiful reflections. And it ended with a gorgeous sunset and amazing clouds reflecting in the calm water.

I decided to go for a hike in the lesser known parts of the park. In the 6-7 hours (probably 12-15 miles) I only met 8 people! The day before I was at the popular Oberg Mountain loop near Lutsen and the amount of people there was almost overwhelming.

This turned out to be one of the most enjoyable hikes I have done in a long time (except for getting a blister on my foot)! I stopped at several overlooks with amazing views and just walking on the trails in a golden forest made me feel like being in an enchanted world! And Shanti of course had a great time and would have walked a few more miles! It was enough for me, though!

We came by Tettegouche Lake, had a picnic at Nipisiquit lake and explored the Tettegouche Camp at Mic Mac Lake. The Camp consists of 4 rustic cabins that can be rented but you have to hike in (a 1.7 mile distance) and bring your own food and bedding. It certainly is a very peaceful place to spend a few days.

Enjoy this beautiful hike through my lens - Susanne

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Soft colors of dawn

Lax Lake overlook

golden Maple trees

Palisade Valley overlook

At Nipisiquit Lake

Reflections at Nipisiquit Lake

Shanti at Nipisiquit Lake

Shanti in a golden forest with Thimbleberry leaves

Orange Maple trees

Reflections at Nipisiquit Lake

Mic Mac Lake

Boat house at Mic Mac Lake

Mic Mac Lake

Tettegouche Lake overlook

Gorgeous sunset

Map of the area I was hiking, Tettegouche State park

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Sparkly Winter Wonderland at Lake Superior, part 2

Here is part 2 of the amazing winter trip to the north shore of Lake Superior.

You can find part 1 here: http://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2022/03/sparkly-winter-wonderland-at-lake.html

We started out at Tettegouche State Park and worked our way up north along Hwy 61, stopping at various places. It was a gorgeous sunny day with blue sky, plenty of snow and ice transforming the world into a sparkly winter wonderland!

At Sugarloaf Cove we found some huge chunks of blue ice half buried in snow.

One of my favorite places, "The Tombolo", a little island near Grand Marais was surrounded by piles of snow and ice.

At Hollow Rock near Grand Portage it looked and felt like being in the arctic, with a cold wind blowing.

The following day was cloudy and we stopped again at Tettegouche State park and at Stoney point. With the overcast day the diffused light made the ice appear even more blue! We couldn't resist but had to take more ice photos!!

This was an unforgettable trip and when I close my eyes I can still see and feel the ice crystals and the blue ice.

Enjoy, Susanne

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