Superior National Forest

The Superior National Forest and North Shore has two color seasons. One is when the maples and oaks along the Sawtooth Mountain ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior turn their brilliant red and orange. The later season is when the birch and aspen along the shoreline turn yellow and gold mixed with the reds of mountain ash and moose maple.

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George Washington State Forest

The yellows are just starting to turn and will be nice this next week.

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Caribou Trail

The maples were at peak this last week. Driving the caribou trail was spectacular.

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Karla and I hiked into Lake Agnes with a friend. The colors were vibrant.

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We sat on the main overlook just off the Superior Hiking Trail for two hours as the sun lite up different parts of the lake.

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There was one young loon on the lake that hadn’t headed south yet. It was busy diving for minnows and enjoying this beautiful fall day as much as we were.

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Beaver Pond

We took a second hike to a cliff overlooking a beaver pond in Tettegouche State Park with friends that live close to the park boundary. Palisade Valley is in the background.

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Our friends feed chickadees and several of them followed us the entire hike.

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Having a bird land on your hand always brings a smile to your face.

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The maples were so beautiful but peak color lasted for only a few days before the leaves turned brown and those on the tops of the trees dropped off. It was a strange year for the color to last for such a short period of time.

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I photographed this sumac on the Pincushion Overlook as they were turning color.

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With all the moisture this year the mushrooms are beautiful.

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This was one of larger groups that we found.

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