The Gitchi Gami State Trail runs through Gooseberry Falls State Park. When completed, this will be an 89-mile paved recreational trail along the North Shore between Two Harbors and Grand Marais, Minnesota. We enjoyed the many wildflowers that grew along the trail.
Walking along the Gitchi Gami trail
Missouri goldenrod
Black-eyed Susan
Tansy; this grew everywhere along the roads Up North
Fireweed
Flat-topped asters
Joe pye weed
Watercolor sketches in my Minnesota travel journal
The North Shore of Lake Superior: Gooseberry Falls
August 30, 2016
Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota
Camper truck
The North Shore of Lake Superior shows off the beauty of the northwoods of Minnesota. Someday I’ve love to drive the entire perimeter of Lake Superior. The views of the lake a few miles north of Duluth grant long vistas in what must be fifty shades of blue.
Lake Superior
We stayed a couple of nights at Gooseberry Falls State Park, sleeping in a tent and truck camper. We hiked the park’s trails along the Gooseberry River, which were lined by a mix of mostly deciduous but some evergreen trees. The trails offered peek-a-boo glimpses of the multi-tiered Gooseberry Falls.
Rocky and wild shoreline of Lake Superior
View of the Gooseberry River from the trail
River reflections in green
Deer track along the trail
View of Gooseberry Falls through the trees
Tree roots
Gooseberry River
Lichen on tree bark
From our campsite we could walk a short path to bluffs overlooking Lake Superior. I loved the natural beauty of this Minnesota State Park.
Watercolor sketch from my Minnesota travel journal
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