I found my favorite MN state park (well, to this point atleast!). Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is exactly that. Big Woods! Big, sturdy old trees. Rolling hills, wildlife, well groomed trails, wonderfully marked trails! I'm so tired of going hiking and not knowing where I am or which way I want to go! I'm generally on some sort of time line and it's incredibly frustrating to be spinning circles trying to get on the desired trail! And yes, I know it's not all about the destination, but I haven't been that impressed with the journey's up to this point either :P I'm definitely a land person. If I'm not in the water, I don't care about seeing it! River overlooks? Boring. Looking at a waterfall? Lame. Reaching the tippy-top of a mountain? Exhilarating. Wandering through meadows? Exquisite. I'm a land person.
I digress. It was a great morning for a hike. I'm super excited to head back up there for some snowshoeing this winter! It was just nice that every time I turned I saw something that made me smile. A deer bounding off, rich-green moss, blue sky, sunshine, leaves galore, gray squirrels (red one's are feisty. i don't have issues with gray ones yet!). It was just nice.
On the way home I was hoping to stop at a ma and pa type cafe, but I couldn't find one. Thought that was weird considering I was in small town MN. Oh well. I'll research and maybe find one for next time!
So grab your mittens, I'll bring the hot chocolate, and come on out for snowy MN in a month or two! I'll be waiting :)
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