Sharon & I just got back from a three day trip to the North Shore; a last chance for some uninterrupted quiet time as a couple before the arrival of Little Chicky. Not entirely by chance, we stayed at a bed and breakfast owned by Mixxy's mother-in-law. About five miles North of Tettegouche State Park and more or less right on Lake Superior. We had a view of the Lake from our room and great hot coffee & scones greeting us as we woke both mornings. (Of course, that didn't keep us from hitting the brunch buffet at the Northern Lights down the road a bit...)
Relaxing, reinvigorating, and wonderful.
On the way up, we had the opportunity to swing by Duluth's Hawk Ridge, which was resplendent in fall color (the first few pictures in the set below). We also happened to be there to witness a display and release of both a male & female Sharp Shinned Hawk. Very cool. Very beautiful up there at the windy heights a few hundred feet above town and the surface of the lake. Then on to the eventual destination. Night one included a meal at the Northern Lights. I ate too much, of course; but I also had the opportunity to imbibe Superior Brewery's Kayak Kolsch on tap. The next day, following coffee & scones, we set off on a leisurely exploration of the shoreline down from the b&b. Some rock scrambling, some rock hounding, and some rock sitting, while gazing out at the mighty, timeless waters of the world's biggest lake. This is the location the rest of the pictures in the set below were taken. Into Beaver Bay for the buffet, and then we headed to the back end of Tettegouche. Sharon is remarkably mobile for being 9-months pregnant, and we were actually able to go on a couple of hour hike up "Baldy Mountain" (yup, one in Tettegouche) and catch some great views of the Sawtooth Mountains and off to a distant Lake Superior. The weather was perfect the entire trip. Breezy and alternatingly sunny and overcast but always with the funkiest clouds up in the sky. All in all, one of those trips where there's no specific agenda but everything just kind of works out.
So...the pictures. We were extremely lucky in a couple of rare encounters; so make sure you keep careful watch, and you just may catch, amidst these images, the Elf of the Woods and the Elf of the Shore.
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Those pictures are terrific, and I am envious of your mini-break trip. (I wound up hosting my family for UI's homecoming weekend, which is a yearly trip to Hell).
At least your family visits you.
But yes-we had such a good time, I certainly would have said, if asked, thay we were to be envied.
Thanks for the compliment on the pix. We're ever on the lookout for a second photo to go up on our living room wall to accompany the best shot I ever took (a canoe one in the Boundary waters). I've never felt like we have quite gotten another one at that level.
As an ameteur photographer, I say, "same here." Is Yahoo photos your picture place on the web?
And lucky to have seen the elusive elf not once but twice.
Such as I have one, only because Yahoo! is my default for almost everything I do, web-wise (aside from Blogger, obviously). I don't generally keep many images on the web, however. Just in the case of wanting a slideshow.
Great shots from a great location!
Mixx: And now you share in our good fortune!
T-Clog: Thanksa.
Beautiful pictures! Sounds like a wonderful trip.
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