Back in da U.P., eh?

On the way home, we stopped to see the O-Kun-de-Kun falls.   With all the recent precip, we expected them to be flowing well.

I needed to run!  After being in the car for so long.

There was a friendly family here from Kalamazoo MI.
You know I love little girls!

Hey, you know it's scary on this high bridge with that rushing
 torrent below!

We had to wear our colors.
I didn't see any hunters out though.

This was a neat spot we'd not been to before to look at the falls.

The Baltimore River was up.

It's sooooo pretty here.

OK, lets go home.

Adventures on the ranch!

I love to go to the Aronson's ranch. There's always adventure to be found.  I'm a farm dog at heart.

Arly coaxed me along to work on my jumping skills.

I had a good view from the top.
That's Katie at the bottom

I balanced along the top. Scary!

I got to romp with Katie and Jake.

Boing!!  This is real ranch dog stuff here.

OK, Arly, I'll go over there next.

And up again!

Oh, I got in close proximity to some beasts.

 

Careful Sandy! They could eat you in one big bite.
They could not coax me to get very close!

Feeding time.

Jake says, "I never get any good ear scratching!"

The calves are just littler beasts...

I was tired after being a farm dog all day..

On Thanksgiving, I got to see everybody.
Here's Marla's family, minus Evan.

Ty stopped in too!

Lynn brought some goofy games for fun. Buck even joined in.

Oh yeah, Van, you could give me some
of that candy too.

Marla's gang

We bade good-bye to Arly's folks. See you next year!

Thanksgiving holiday trip!

Even though Arly says we still gotta get the ski trails ready for snow, the pack decided to take a week off to travel to South Dakota to spend the holiday with the Aronson's.

We stopped in Duluth to hike the Superior Hiking Trail.

I love Keane Creek!  I got a drink.

The mud was frozen so our feet stayed dry.

Approaching Highland Rd.

We admired the old rail road bridge.

Ore cars pass over this bridge.
Taconite pellets - huuumm,  smells like the Iron Range!

Frozen falls over the rocks near Skyline Parkway

Impressive new Highland Rd. bridge over Keane Creek

Arly's slow, but I like to let him lead some times.

I hope we can see more of the Superior Hiking Trail soon!

2015 Porkies backpacking adventure part 3

Days 4 and 5

We packed up in the morning. Only a short jaunt today!

We're leaving this lake, to go to Mirror Lake.

The morning stream was rising off of Carp Lake.

One last peek at the great escarpment.

Up the North Mirror Lake trail we hike.

I spy some super green moss.

Wonder how the barefoot runners like this trail?

I don't see why she bothers....I like getting my feet wet just fine.

Ahh...a cooling dip near the headwaters of the Little Carp river.

We made it!   Oh it was just a few miles today.

We were the only cabin dwellers on Mirror Lake today.

We had such a nice stay here.

We relaxed in between hiking without our packs
and gathering fire wood.

I wish we could live at Mirror Lake 8 bunk.

The next morning, we're on our last leg of our journey....
my pack didn't get any more cabin photos.

We hiked to the top of Summit Peak tower.

Finally! The garbage scow is unloaded. 
Why do I have to haul garbage!

Bye-bye, Porkies...see you at the yurt in March!