In the morning We drove to Lake Miniwanka and we saw two Martens fighting. We then went to Upper Bankhead and biked down a very gravelly trail.
On the way back it started pouring so we got soaked! A little later we checked out Lower Bankhead and saw an Elk.
We drove around Banff then we up and stayed in the Upper Bankhead parking lot. The scenery was beautiful.
-Miranda
Beautiful picture of the mountains.
One of the martens.
The Elk.
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This morning I woke up at 6am and went bird watching down one of the trails that goes by the river. There were a lot of different birds and some really neat trees. The hike is supposed to take less than an hour and I was gone for two.
Afterwards we went to the visitor center to see about tours.Most of the park is a natural perserve and you can't go into it without a guided tour. So, we went on the Badlands Bus Tour. It was a lot of fun and we got to see and learn some really neat things. That was over at noon so we basically stayed in until evening because it is very toasty here.
-Miranda
Sunrise in the badlands.
Bird silhouette.
Mule Deer.
A 200 year old cotton wood tree.
A Yellow Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, and Grey Catbird that I saw on my walk.
Phred the camel (a hoodoo) with a pyramid behind him.
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Went window shopping in Copper Harbor. Started running out of gas, so headed back down hwy 41. Another recently paved, yet tiny road, very curvey.
A lot of old logging roads or sand pits scattered around. We picked one
to take a break on [47 25'36"N 88 00'56"W]. We had bought Fly Paper at the
general store, which allowed us to regain our sanity. I think we swatted maybe 50, and there must be 100+ on the fly papers! From now on, we shut the cab
windows when we stop!
Went for a "Bushwack" hike. Tried getting to Meadow Lake, a roadless lake nearby. Ended up hiking about 7 miles.. when we found it, it was a little swampy so not swimmable. Ended up taking a swim in Medora Lake.
Great Night sleep!
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My Mum, Miranda, Odie and I found 3 GeoCaches south of Superior, and then visited Pattison State Park quick. Nice looking area, but swimming lake was hugely busy.
-Joe
The path we took at the State Park ended in this small river.
Nice head shot of Odie while he was in the river.
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After our drive on Hwy 1 a few days ago, we've been excited to try again. I bought a 12v Spotlight that lights up better than headlights! Miranda and I left Duluth at 7pm to go Moose Hunting! We drove 60 miles to the start of Hwy 1 up the North Shore. It wasn't quite dark yet so we hiked the Superior Hiking trail starting @ 47°21'17"N 91°11'44"W West to the Baptism Falls. It was only 1.2 Miles, but huge terrain. It is a well maintained trail though.
After Driving most of the night down Dirt roads shooting the spotlight in every
swamp/lake/field, and after seeing limited wildlife (baby deer, Bats, Fox, Heron), we finally had luck back on Hwy1. Five miles north of Finland, for about 3 miles appears to be Moose Land! We saw 2-3 different males and
a mother and her calf along the way! We couldn't believe it, one after another.
Giant Black Creepy masses slowly hulking along the swampy shoulders. Tried hard to get pictures, but with the slow exposure time at night, we didn't have much luck!
-Joe
Mega-fancy camera, and this is all miranda can get of a moose?!
The Baptism Falls. OOOoooo nice exposure Miranda!
A Hermit Thrush we saw along the way.
Creepy section of Superior Hiking Trail at dusk.
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