North Central Minnesota NCT Hike

Including a Memorial Day Rememberance, Hiking to a campsite west of Steamboat Pass, Hubbard County 4, the Schoolcraft River, Gage Lake, the pipeline, the South Entrance of Itasca State Park, Supper at Itasca Junction and hiking the Nelson Lake Loop. Click Here

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Itasca State Park, South Entrance to Anchor Hill Road

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Anchor Hill Road to Elbow Lake Road

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Elbow Lake Road to the Green Water Lake State Natural Area

Friday, June 1, 2012

MN Highway 6 to Sailor Lake

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Laurentian Lakes National Trails Day Hike and Celebration

Trip Reports

Pre-Trip Planning and Driving up

including emails to several Trail Volunteers Click here

Friday, May 25, 2012

Lake Waboose Work Crew

1st Crossing of the Woodtick Trail to County Road 50

including working on the Lake Waboose Loop Trail with the Itasca Moraine Chapter of the NCT. Then starting at the First Crossing of the Worktick Trail. Including, the Woodtick Fields, crossing Highway 371, the Paul Bunyan State Trail and the County Road 50 Trail System Click Here

Saturday, May 26, 2012

County Road 50 to Spur One Forest Road

including the Troll Bridge, Shingobee Recreation Area, crossing MN Hwy 34, Ten Lake, the combined Heartland/Paul Bunyan State Trail, crossing Cass County Hwy 12, Aaron's Bench, entering the Paul Bunyan State Forest, Sprinkle Road Lake Campsite, Crossing MN 64, Electric Line Rock, Picnic Rock, an overlook, "the void, crossing the Akeley Cutoff, Waboose Lake Campsite and camping on the side of Spur One Forest Road Click Here

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Spur One Forest Road to Steamboat Pass

Including something freaky in the night, Thorp Tower, crossing Steamboat Forest Road, passing a beaver pond, crossing Refuge Road, going through the clear-cut area south of Nelson Lake, hiking next to Nelson Lake, crossing Hubbard County Hwy 91, passing many lakes including Robertson Lake, Crazy Lake, Crappie Lake, Island Lake, Upper and Lower Tee Pee Lake and Spur Lake. Having Pizza at Benson's Click Here

Monday, May 28, 2012

Steamboat Pass to Itasca State Park, South Entrance

Photos

Woodtick Trail to the Shingobee Recreation Area

including the County Road 50 Trail System Click Here

Shingobee Recreation Area to MN Hwy 64

including the Sprinkle Road Lake Campsite Click Here

MN Hwy 64 to Waboose Lake

including Lake Waboose Peninsula Campsite Click Here

Waboose Lake to Refuge Road

including Spur One Road Click Here

Refuge Road to Hubbard County Hwy 91

Including the Nelson Lake Overlook Click Here

Hubbard County Hwy 91 to Hubbard County Hwy 4

Including Island, Tee Pee Lakes Click Here

Hubbard County 4 to Spider Lake Road

Including Gage Lake Click Here

Spider Lake Road to Itasca State Park

including the campsite near Spider Lake Road Click Here

Itasca State Park to Anchor Matson Road

Including campsites on Desoto Lake Click Here

Anchor Matson Road to Clearwater County Hwy 39

including the Headquarters campsite Click Here

Clearwater County Hwy 39 to Elbow Lake Road

including the Hwy 113 trailhead and the Horseshoe Lake Campsite Click Here

Elbow Lake Road to Greenwater Lake State Natural Area

Including the Flooded Woods Campsite Click Here