Category Archives: minnesota
Superior Hiking Trail, Sunday, May 08, 2005
Written on March 3, 2011 at 22:13, by samh
From my Trail Journal, Sunday, 2005-05-08, Sonju Lake The sun hangs in the sky, lazy. The choir of creatures surrounding me don’t mind me being here and have just struck up a tune. A choir with tens of thousands of players, no composer and no sheet music. A jazz combo of epic proportions. The firstContinue Reading
November Canoeing on the St. Croix River
Written on November 12, 2010 at 17:30, by samh
The need to re-write the already spectacular trip report of this journey by friend and fellow Wilderness enthusiast Greg Seitz is hardly necessary so I’ll present you with a quick de-brief. If you’re a canoeing enthusiast or appreciate blogs with a flare for both the written word and photography be sure to click over andContinue Reading
Night Mountain Bike Riding; Minneapolis, MN
Written on November 11, 2010 at 17:00, by samh
I was visiting family in Minnesota for the past week and had a chance to get out with my brother who is an avid cyclist and photographer. We chose a night ride at Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve located south of Minneapolis. Scott was on a full-suspension Ventana and I borrowed his single-speed
Silver Bay to Section 13 on the Superior Hiking Trail
Written on June 11, 2010 at 10:00, by samh
This trip took place April 20-22nd, 2007. Participants were Andy, Logan, and Sam April 20th – Friday night we arrived at the Silver Bay trailhead just before dark. We were able to move the 3.5 or so miles to the Bear Lake campsite with no difficulties. We ran into some fellow Duluthians at the trailheadContinue Reading
Revisiting Old Trips – Superior Hiking Trail, MN, USA
Written on June 10, 2010 at 10:30, by samh
Sam Haraldson above Duluth, MN and Lake Superior, October 2005 I’ve decided to take all the trips I’ve documented on samh.net/backpacking and create blog posts about them here so that I can have one all-encompassing trip reports website. The majority of these posts will be short and focus on photos but others such as myContinue Reading
Bissel’s Mound – Summit Cheeseburger Project
Written on March 30, 2009 at 18:48, by samh
When he proposed the idea he had a glint in his eye usually reserved for those in the industry of taking fingers. The heavy silence that followed did little to ease the sudden tension that often settled in whenever he had an “idea”.“Are you in?” Sam inquired after a long silent stare at his comrades.“InContinue Reading
Superior Hiking Trail – Dayhike to Bean and Bear Lakes
Written on April 8, 2008 at 14:04, by samh
Having put in my forty hours of I was able to leave work at 11:30 on a beautiful, sunny Friday. I went home, put together my pack with the ten essentials, jumped in my Subaru, stopped at my girlfriend’s house to pick up Maya dog and headed up the North Shore to Silver Bay, MNContinue Reading
Winter Backpacking on the Superior Hiking Trail
Written on February 24, 2008 at 12:32, by samh
Chad, Jim, Kat, Sam and Todd on an overnighter at the Gooseberry Multi-group Campsite along the Superior Hiking Trail, February 23rd and 24th, 2008. View Trip Photos Chad and Sam headed up to the Split Rock Wayside, Sam with his pack and Chad with his pulk sled and hiked the six miles to the GooseberryContinue Reading