We take good advantage of a sunny day with a short hike along the Minnesota River.
Hiking at Long Meadow Lake (Minnesota Valley NWR) 14-Mar-2023
Winter on Nine Mile Creek (Bloomington, MN) 30-Dec-2022
We return to a snow-shrouded Nine Mile Creek for our last hike of 2022.
Snow on the River (Minnesota Valley NWR) 20-Dec-2022
A short, cold walk along the Minnesota River on a brilliantly sunny day.
R. T. Anderson Conservation Area (Eden Prairie, MN) 01-Dec-2022
A short, but aerobic, hike on fresh snow to a big view of the Minnesota River Valley.
Long Meadow Lake (Minnesota Valley NWR) 12-Nov-2022
A cloudy, but otherwise good walk, along the Minnesota River through winter forests.
Louisville Swamp Loop (Minnesota Valley NWR) 17-Aug-2022
An excellent hike around an extensive marsh that was not - today at least - a swamp.
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