New Images Added - SHT and Crosby Manitou State Park

At the end of May, some friends and I took a backpacking trip that took us on a leg of the Superior Hiking Trail and into Crosby Manitou State Park.  Friday night, we hiked into the first campsite after Beaver Bay and camped along the Beaver River.  Then, Saturday morning, we hiked along the rivers edge and through the hills to Silver Bay.  It was a moderately difficult section of trail, but it afforded us some amazing views of Lake Superior and inland. 

Once we hit Silver Bay, we took a quick drive to Crosby Manitou State Park.  For anyone familiar with the park, we took the Yellow Birch trail and connected with the Cedar Ridge Trail that led us to the beautiful campsite #13 situated on a ledge above the Manitou River.

Sunday morning we took the Manitou River trail back to a short trail that connected us back to the Yellow Birch and back to the vehicle.  Not everyone from our group is in the greatest shape, including myself, so the 13 miles we put on through all those ups and downs was a bit hard on us but the scenery was worth it.

See my Venture North gallery for more of the images from this trip.

Can't wait to head out again later this summer.