Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Menu Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Minnesota Back Next Duluth Thanks for hosting us Lauryn and Joel!Welcome to Gooseberry Falls State Park!Where you can view multiple falls within a half mile.The view of the shoreline!Hiking the Gitchi Gummi Trail!Look at that water!We found the Fifth Falls!Here's the first bridge to cross on the Split Rock River Loop Trail!And the second (not so much) bridge!We discovered the Split Rocks!Hanging out in our own little oasis!We finally snagged the lighthouse pic!And got a great view from Pebble Beach.Castle Danger BreweryTheir main bar Megan fell in love with...Fitger's Brewhouse for dinner!The wild rice burger is fantastic!The LakewalkLeif Erickson ParkThe Rose GardenGo here!The Enger Tower!Ringing the gong in the Japanese Garden!A view from the top of the tower!Our split breakfast at Duluth Grill.St. Scholastica- where Megan went to school!Megan reliving her glory days!A glimpse of Chester Park.Burrito Union for lunch!Our backpack cooler came in handy!Park Point!Going over the lift bridge to hit up Canal Park!Dinner at Little Angie's!4th of July breakfast at Sara's Table!Ursa Minor Brewing patioUrsa Minor's barDuluth Cider!Duluth Tap Exchange- self pour bar!Bent Paddle Brewing- also go here.Our OMC Smokehouse dinner!Megan's goal the whole day 🙂Enjoying our ice cream 6-pack!The Dunn Bros that Megan loves...Our last stop this trip- Jay Cooke State Park!The Swinging Bridge!The St. Louis River!A final view on the Carlton and Thomson Trail Loop! Read blog post Duluth Miscellaneous Pics The lighthouse in the Duluth Harbor.The Inflatable 5K! Skiing Spirit Mountain with my dad!Awesome day at the Apostle Islands Sea Caves!Ice climbing 🙂Hello from inside a cave!Nature is a beautiful place!Sailing on Lake SuperiorView from Enger Tower Winter Activities in Lutsen One of the tunnels you'll pass through on 61 on your trip up to Lutsen!Lutsen Mountains Rental ShopLutsen Mountains Ticket Office - no lines!North Shore WineryEnjoying some wine and cider......with views!Papa Charlie's at the base of Lutsen MountainsOur own cozy corner at Papa Charlie'sCatching a glimpse of what we'll be skiing the next day!Our log cabin for the weekend! Cabin 402Beautiful views of Lake Superior from our cabin!And adorable bedrooms!Gondola starts running at 9:30 am on SaturdaysAnd you bet we were one of the first ones on!You get a great look at Lake Superior from the gondola!But even better views from the slopes!What a fun crew!You turn by this sign to get to the main lodge where you'll find a pool and hot tub!We picked Oberg Loop in the Superior National ForestEnjoying some winter hiking!Putting those Yaktrax to use!We stopped at all of the overlooks to fully embrace the beauty of the north shore!The backyard of Lutsen Resort!The trails bring you right to the rocks along the shore!Enjoying our cabin's deck!Getting cozy playing games by the fireplace!And of course, eating plenty of food!Heading to Moguls Grille & Tap Room in the Caribou Highlands for dinner!A cool lodge......with a bunch of fun games outside! Read blog post Lutsen Miscellaneous Pics Lutsen Ski Area - In my opinion, the best skiing in MN!Chairlift vantage pointSkiing Lutsen with friends during our annual college reunion! North Shore Bent Paddle headquarters!Duluth Cider!Ursa Minor! We got the goods!Lutsen Resort Main Lodge!The view from the main lodge!Our view from the sea villa!Morning beach yoga to get our days started- offered by the resort!Playing the pitch & putt 9-hole resort course!Rock stacking competition!Enjoying the beach bonfires every night!Cascade River State Park!Quick stop by the river for dinner!One last shot of Cascade River before sunset!First stop... caffeineThe skizzle!!!Voyageur Brewing for some growlers!Eating some awesome pizzas on the shore!Crushing some Sydnamis!Judge CR Magney State Park!Cross the river to get to the trail!What goes down must come up!We found the Devil's Kettle!Taking in the mist from the waterfall!Sitting on the edge of the kettle!Here's the view from the scenic overlook up in Grand Portage!And here's the obscure path we took to the Mount Josephine Trail!And we eventually made it to the top!Greeted with stunning lake views!Along with gorgeous views of the forest!Off to Eagle Mountain the next morning!Quarter of the way there!A brilliant view from almost the top!A classic crewWe made it to the highest point in Minnesota!Morning kayaking on Caribou Lake!We were pretty excited.Making our way through Tettegouche State Park!I think we could all be REI models.The High Falls!The view to the south on the way to Shovel Point!A view of Crystal Bay from Shovel Point!Temperance River State Park!The Temperance RiverThe trail led us along the river for a bit until...We made it to Carlton Peak for one last overlook! Read blog post Hiking Tour of Northwest MN 1st stop- Lake Maria!Hiking by peaceful lakes!Enjoying the beauty with no one else around us!The view of Maria Lake!The start of the Mississippi River!Amazing that it begins as just a small stream...Of course Adam had to touch it.Strolling along the Headwaters Loop Trail!Continuing to enjoy Itasca State Park!The east arm of Lake Itasca.Lyendecker LakeGazing upon the gold we found!Maplewood State Park!Enjoying the trail to ourselves!The cleanest Beers Lake we've ever seen!Megan was all in for DairylandEast Lost Lake!Taking in another beautiful sunsetKayaking with our friends!Broken Down Dam Park!With it's main attraction- the graffitied dam boulders!A view from Inspiration Peak!Our last stop- Lake Carlos State Park!A glimpse of Lake Carlos from the trail! Read blog post Rochester Spelunking Niagara CaveGiving my sister, Jennie, a tour of my graduate school.Doctors of Physical Therapy!We did it!Adam and I with our parents.PT friends at MayoDPT classmatesDooley's PubIce bars - Olaf Blog post coming soon! Southeastern MN Welcome to Red Wing, MN!You'll park just across from this sign!You'll get your heart rate up!But worth it for the view!Frontenac State Park!Hands down the best view in the park!Part of the Lower Bluff TrailWe found a cool rock formation!Just hanging outView of Lake PepinGreat River Bluffs State ParkThe Mississippi River!A view of Winona!Made it to the top with some fam!Got to meet the Sugar Loaf!Almost sunset!Wellington's Pub & GrillIsland City Brewing CoWhitewater State ParkCoyote Point!Eagle Point yoga!Crossing the riverInspiration Point!Nerstrand Big Woods State ParkWe found a mini waterfall!And strolled through the "big" trees too!That's our crew with the St. Croix River behind us!Yum! Read blog post Twin Cities MN Wild game at the Xcel Energy CenterKenny Chesney and Jason Aldean concert at Target FieldPlacing our bets on horses at Centerbury Park!Grand Ol' Days in St. PaulMN State CapitalStand up paddle boarding - A great way to spend a summer day!MN Gopher hockey game at Mariucci Arena.Volunteering for the Special Olympics at Blake.Enjoying games and delicious food at the MN State Fair!Twins game - $5 student Wednesday!Another Twins game st Target Field.Tour of the brand new U.S. Bank Stadium!Volunteering for the Special Olympics at Stillwater H.S.!Teddy Bear Park in StillwaterWedding reception at The Loft in StillwaterLuke Bryan concert at U.S. Bank Stadium!Twins game at Target Field in MinneapolisChanhassen Dinner TheatreEscape MSP with familyEscape MSPBloom Island ParkSt. Paul Saints game at CHS fieldPizza Luce before Saints gameBasilica Block PartyMall of AmericaSweet! - Dairy building at the Minnesota State FairSalty! - Fries at the MN State FairSour! - Lemonade at the MN State FairState Fair CSS Reunion Blog post coming soon! Voyageurs National Park Welcome to Ash River Visitor Center!Crushing the Blind Ash Bay Trail!A glimpse of Kabetogama Lake!A great way to start our adventure!Hanging out at the Beaver Pond Overlook!Preparing to launch!Off we paddle!We finally made it out of the open channel!The sundolphin at her finest.Almost to our island!McUrick Island!Plenty of room for activities.Such as hanging out on our dock!Hanging out at our picnic table!And hanging out on our hammocks!We took advantage of the total peace surrounding us.Ending our night with a story from Pete.On our way to Black Bay Trail!Made it to another beaver pond on the trail!Ready for lunch!We found Little American Island!Glimpse of Rainy Lake on Little American Island!Just chillin before our paddle back to our island.One last dip into the lake!Beauty after the stormDon't worry... everyone made it!Doing some yoga before sitting in the canoes again.Loony's Pub in Ranier!Enjoying the Loony's patio!Tara's Wharf Ice Cream ShopThe whole crew's final pic!Cantilever Distilling in Ranier!Vi's in Biwabik!There's the Urick name!Waiting for their pizza on the back patio! 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