Have returned from a lovely mini-trip to MN North Shore. I believe you would like it there - nice mix of opportunities for outdoor activity and wonderful food. Right up our alley, for sure. It was a lovely evening Sunday when we pulled in around 4 pm so we took a walk for about 2 hours up to Lookout Mtn. We then cleaned up and drove into Grand Marais where we had reservations at Chez Jude. Supper was magnificent, but Dad was puzzled when he ordered a glass of burgundy and got a white wine. Are you familiar with white burgundy? We always thought it was rather a full-bodied red. Anyway, supper was delicious. See the pictures when I get my photos downloaded to Facebook. As usual, the beautiful scenic shots are interspersed with food. We woke to beautiful weather again on Monday, so after a very nice breakfast at the lodge, we took off for a 5-hour hike including many photos and a picnic lunch provided by the lodge. It started to cloud up as we were heading back, and rained a little while we were taking a little post-hike rest. We went again to Grand Marais in the late afternoon and had a great dinner at the Crooked Spoon. We called it a night early as we got up this morning at 5 and were out on Oberg Mountain by 6 am for 1 1/2 hours of hiking before breakfast. It was foggy and wet, though not raining. We saw 10 deer in several batches on the road on the way to the trailhead. It was really awesome to be in the woods so early with the fog all around. We finished listening to the LOTR on book tape which concluded just outside of Stevens Point. Dad and Michael had started with Fellowship on the way to Oregon, and Dad and I finished that series and The Two Towers on the way home, along with the beginning of Return of the King. We managed the rest of the tape perfectly on this trip.
Eating on this vacation was not well managed for caloric intake, though we did try to get exercise whenever possible. Except for the awesome caramel rolls I brought back from the bakery there, I plan to get back on track immediately tomorrow, and the roll will be figured in with care.
1 comment:
Burgundy is like Bordeaux - it's only called that because of where it's from (and usually there are a small subset of permissible grapes that you can use). Burgundy (Vin de Bourgogne) is made in the Burgundy region of France, and they use Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, and Aligote (first two are red, second two are white).
Sounds like a great trip!
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