I Almost Fell! Hiking Gooseberry Falls State Park in WINTER — Minnesota North Shore

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A warm sunset in Itasca State Park

Good morning Bluesky world. It’s morning now, but here is my favorite #evening photo. Sunset at Itasca State Park in MN.
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Upper Falls & Cedar

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A tiny family of the Common Loon on Coon-Sandwick Lake in Scenic State Park.

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The big black eye and small brown head of a ground squirrel peer at the camera through blades of grass

I ate lunch at a picnic table at Fort Ridgely. Half way through, I look over to see a thirteen lined ground squirrel watching me, hoping for a handout (which never came). #MinnesotaStatePark

The stone foundation of an old building is set into a grassy field. In the distance is the rebuilt commissary building, as well as a memorial to the soldiers who died in the U.S. Dakota war of 1862

The rebuilt stone commissary building with a tree in the background

Fort Ridgely State Park near Fairfax, MN. This is one of the sites where the U.S. - Dakota war of 1862 unfolded. #MinnesotaStatePark #HistoricalSite