Fall color road trip: Minnesota’s Saint Croix Valley
Leaf season is here, so it’s time to take a fall color road trip. One of the best (and shortest!) leaf peeping routes around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul can be found Read More …
Tag: Minnesota state parks
Falling for fall in Minnesota’s Frontenac State Park
Fall in Frontenac State Park is a wonderful time and place to enjoy the brilliant colors of Minnesota’s mixed hardwood forests. Experience the beauty of fall in Minnesota’s Frontenac State Park Fall in Minnesota can Read More …
More than scenery at Minnesota’s Scenic State Park
Scenic State Park, located in northern Minnesota’s beautiful Lake Country, features glistening lakes surrounded by forested hillsides and historic buildings. It has a bit of all the things that make this part of Minnesota special. Read More …
Thomson Pioneer Cemetery at Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park
There are lots of reasons for me to love Jay Cooke State Park: beautiful fall foliage (or spring flowers), weird geology, rushing cascades, easy-to-reach scenic overlooks, and historic buildings. But there is one thing that Read More …
Fall in love with Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park
Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park is spectacular in any season, but it really shines when the leaves begin to glow with fall color. I’m not sure why, but in the dozens of times I’ve driven Read More …
A quick fall color tour in Minnesota’s St. Croix State Park
Saint Croix State Park is one of those places that isn’t really that far away, but isn’t right along the way to anywhere either. The fact that it is in a rather out-of-the-way location (and Read More …
End of summer St Croix River cruise, Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Interstate Park in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, is the starting point for a Saint Croix River cruise aboard a modern paddlewheel-style boat. The cruise takes visitors between dramatic cliffs and through quiet backwaters. Cruising the Saint Read More …
Exploring the cascades of Cascade River State Park, Minnesota
It took me until last summer to discover the rushing waters of Cascade River State Park, but once I did, it became one of my favorite discoveries of the summer. I use links to improve Read More …
I travel for trilliums!
After a bit of lovely early (too-early) spring weather, we are back to snow here in Minnesota. But that bit of warmth was enough to get me thinking about spring flowers — particularly snow-white trilliums. Read More …
Mille Lacs Kathio Observation Tower
The trees are finally turning in Minnesota, but I haven’t had many opportunities to get out and photograph them. Fortunately I have some great fall images left from last year, so I’ve gathered a few Read More …