Eagan – Neaton Adventures

Patrick Eagan Park-Eagan-Minnesota

April 23, 2023Posted in Adventure, hiking, Minnesota, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, UncategorizedTagged Adventure, Eagan, Eagan Minnesota, exploring, hiking, Hiking Adventures, McCarthy Lake, Minnesota, nature photography, Outdoors, Parks, Patrick Eagan Park, Spring hiking2 Comments

Today’s hiking adventure began at Patrick Eagan Park.

After a week of rain, it sure was nice to see the sun this morning. We found a zipline near the parking lot. Of course, we both had to take it for a ride. Now that our adrenaline was pumping, it was time for our hike.

The trail led us to McCarthy Lake.

Little bits of green foliage were beginning to pop.

The morning sun shining through the trees is one of my favorite sights.

Up and down the hills we went.

We found a giant birch tree.

Due to the heavy snow we had this winter, many branches and several whole trees were down.

The trail led us between Lake McCarthy and another unidentified lake or pond.

Back at our starting point we decided to ride the zipline one more time!

Today’s hiking adventure was 5 miles.

Lebanon Hills Regional Park-Eagan-Minnesota

January 29, 2022Posted in UncategorizedTagged Adventure, Dakota County, Eagan, exploring, hiking, Hiking Adventures, Lebanon Hills, Minnesota, nature photography, Outdoors, Parks, Winter, Winter hiking1 Comment

Today’s hiking adventure was at one of my favorite parks, Lebanon Hills. The trails wind around many different lakes and ponds allowing for diverse landscapes. With the sun shining on us as we hiked, it felt much warmer than 14 degrees.

The best part of hiking in the morning is catching the sun rise up through the trees.

There is something almost magical about hiking across frozen lakes. Being able to stop in the middle of the lake offers such a different perspective. Today we were able to explore a small island on one of the lakes we visited.

We ended our adventure after hiking 5.5 miles. Pausing for a moment, we watched several swans swim around a small section of water on Lake Holland that wasn’t frozen due to the water being aerated.