This evening’s hiking adventure began at Lake Harriet.
Minneapolis has many wonderful lakes with wide paved trails for bikers, walkers, rollerbladers, etc. to enjoy. The best part is almost all of the lakes connect to each other through a wonderful trail system.
Many sailboats call Lake Harriet home.
Normally, I take lots of trail photos. Tonight I chose not to due to all the people enjoying their evening outing. Instead, I focused on the wildlife and lake shots.
Downtown Minneapolis can be seen in the distance.
We found a Gnome and a fairy door along the trail.
This beautiful turtle was laying eggs near the trail.
A cardinal landed in the tree not far from us.
A few sailboats were out enjoying the lake.
Our next destination was Bde Maka Ska.
This lake has been a favorite of mine for years. They have many beaches, a sand volleyball court, and many different places to sit and enjoy the great outdoors. Downtown Minneapolis can be seen from many different locations around the lake.
Ducks and geese were enjoying the warm evening too. They didn’t seem bothered by the sailboat in the near distance.
We took the William Berry Parkway back to Lake Harriet.
Today’s hiking adventure was 7 miles.
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A perfect evening for these beautiful photos! The cardinal, the turtle laying eggs, the ducks, the sail boats, and the blue lake water are nature’s best gifts for an evening walk!
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Beautiful! I have a trip planned to the North shore of lake Superior in Minnesota for the last week of September. I’ve never visited Minnesota, I’m looking forward to it.
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The North Shore is so beautiful! Fall is a wonderful time to visit. I’ll be hiking up there in two weeks.
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I used to live on Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska and would walk around the lake every single day. I’m impressed that you did both lakes! Looks like it was a beautiful day. Thanks for sharing!
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It is such a great area! We had a beautiful evening.
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So much lovely things to see & do right in town.
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Beautiful Minneapolis !great photos 👌wel shared 👏
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Thank you!
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