We hiked Hayes Lake State Park on July 13th, 2023.
A beautiful wooden map of Hayes Lake State Park was on display noting all the different activities at the park. Someone put a lot of time, energy and love into making that sign.
Grefthen Bay was our first overlook of Hayes Lake.
We began our hike on the Pine Ridge Interpretive Trail. A few people were fishing on the dock. We popped down to take a closer view of the lake.
The trail brought us through marvelous pine tree groves. The smell was so amazingly refreshing to our senses.
We found giant puffballs growing alongside the pine trees.
We stopped at Beauty Bay to take in the view.
The trail continued to run parallel to Hayes Lake.
We hiked to the Hayes Lake Dam. Unfortunately, the lovely smell of pine lifted and a pungent, unpleasant smell permeated the air. We quickly left the area.
We began our hike back to our starting point. The trail became a road in order to make a loop.
We took in one more view of Hayes Lake from Grefthen Bay before ending our hike.
Our hiking adventure was 2 miles.
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Love those wooden maps of the park! I wonder if there is any artist information on them, I forgot to look when we were there earlier this year. And Love the smell of the pines! I grew up a few miles from here.
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I didn’t see any information on the artist. I could have missed it, though. The smell of pine trees is my favorite.
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Those pines look so inviting as does the bay.
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So enjoyed seeing these beautiful photos.
My mother was born in Roseau.
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It sure is a beautiful area!
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