We spent 5 days up by Lake Superior with the Gandy's this fall. We had fabulous weather, good company, and 15 plus miles of hiking at 5 different state parks! All in all we had a great time! The kids did awesome hiking this year - they even made a 7-8 mile hike.
Goosebury State Park
the kids spent hours and hours climbing around on rocks - it just never gets old.
Temperence River State Park - this is where we made the 7-8 mile hike up to Carlton Peak. The kids had already hiked 2 miles before we came to the sign that said "2 miles to Carlton Peak", unfortunately we had hyped up hiking to the top of a mountain SO much that there was no way we were going to be able to turn back at that point. So 4 miles and 1000 foot elevation change later, we hit the summit. Took a break for lunch and started the LONG trek back to the vans. But the kids made it! We were very proud of them.
Some of the terrain was pretty rugged.
Cascade State Park - we did a great hike, just a couple miles up to a beautiful overlook at Lookout Mountain. I was very nervous about letting the kids out on the rock CLIFF at the top - it was literally straight down, just like it looks!
Looks like you had a really great time again this year, but I don't know how anybody could ever really be disappointed with sights like that. You got some great pictures of the kids. What memories! Kelly
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