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