North Shore Getaway - Day 1

Beth and I were able to get away last weekend, so we went to our favorite spot - Lake Superior's North Shore. We got on the road at about 1:30pm and encountered fairly heavy traffic all the way up. Some of this was for Grandma's Marathon and some, I'm sure, was just summer cabin goers trying to get out of town for the nice weather.

But the weather wasn't so nice as we went past Duluth and trekked along the shore. A great mist was coming over the lake and the temperature started to drop.

It was cool and misty when we stopped at the Tettegouche to visit our favorite rock beach (and gaze upon the arch). But we hiked down anyway and were greeted by a virtual city of rock cairns (somebody had made 40-50 separate towers of stones and left them there). It was quite a sight. Beth, of course, got right to work making her own rock cairns and I just enjoyed the view.

By the time we reached our cabin along the Cascade River it was downright cold. We were quite happy we had decided to book a cabin that had a fireplace - even in June. After getting a couple of bowls of chili at the local greasy spoon, we settled in for an evening beside the fire and just enjoyed time with each other -- quiet, cozy time with each other!!