Two huskies on the precipice of a descent into autumn-colored woods. Zeena, a Siberian Husky looks intently down the trail. Meanwhile, Tonttu, an Alaskan Dufus joyfully rolls in the damp fallen leaves on the side of the trail.
Outtake from our recent #hike at #JayCooke state park with the #Huskies
Two huskies on the precipice of a descent into autumn-colored woods. Zeena, a Siberian Husky looks intently down the trail. Meanwhile, Tonttu, an Alaskan Dufus joyfully rolls in the damp fallen leaves on the side of the trail.
Outtake from our recent #hike at #JayCooke state park with the #Huskies
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Starting out our hike, we pass the stone building at the trailhead that houses a nature center, picnic benches and bathrooms. It's made of very dark square blocks of hard granite-like rock of varying size, puzzle-pieced together with contrasting white mortar. Beyond, green pines contrast with yellow and orange deciduous trees in autumn colors, and the edge of a very busy parking lot to the left. Hiker Jeff and husky Tonttu lead the photographer down a paved trail, while husky Zeena sniffs a wooden post to the side.
A view of the suspension foot bridge across the St. Louis river gorge, which cuts through jagged dark bedrock. The same dark stone was used to create rock pillar supports for the bridge, which is barely wide enough for people to pass one another going each way. The bridge is full of people across the main span.
Looking down the suspension bridge which has a wooden hand railing above a metal pipe inner railing and chain link to keep children from falling into the river below. Jeff leads the way with Tonttu towards the far shore, while people crowd and lean to try to make room for one another. Zeena follows, leading the photographer.
A quick look upstream from the bridge mid-way across. The river has cut two gorges through jagged dark rock, and is coming back together here with just a hint of whitewater over the stones, where normally there are impressive rapids. Tall pines stand green on the far shore, mixed with yellow and orange deciduous trees, not quite as tall.
On Friday we made the 2 hour drive to Jay Cooke State Park, just south of Duluth, thinking that it would be less busy on a weekday than the weekend with leaf-peeping still going strong.
The parking lot was full! It was crazy. Can't imagine what the weekend […]
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The fall colors up in Jay Cooke State Park
#JayCookeStatePark is absolutely stunning. We did a 6 mile hike before driving back down to the cities
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#Stunday #sunset pic: Swinging bridge over the St. Louis River as it winds its way to Lake #Superior. 📍 #JayCooke #StatePark, just outside of #Duluth #Minnesota. My 1st time using a neutral density filter in the field!
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2023 Had some record flooding in Northern Minnesota. The waterworks in Jay Cooke State Park were impressive.
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Enjoying our last days of snow at Jay Cooke State Park until we get the next big storm. I am so thankful to live in a state that invests in their state parks - so we can all enjoy them. #minnesota #snow #jaycooke
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![Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River. The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota. The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13-mile (21 km) gorge. This was a major barrier to Native Americans and early Europeans traveling by canoe, which they bypassed with the challenging Grand Portage of the St. Louis River.[2] The river was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gd26rdjef7gss52kpe3cural/bafkreihnxjnx2rzdfkgchqajequj27y7mxsfotqeajvcyh3dciyxawzkzq)
Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River. The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota. The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13-mile (21 km) gorge. This was a major barrier to Native Americans and early Europeans traveling by canoe, which they bypassed with the challenging Grand Portage of the St. Louis River.[2] The river was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east.
How can you not love the St. Louis River running through Jay Cooke State Park in the fall? Chilly but beautiful. #nature #jaycooke #minnesota #outdoors #getoutside
