Hiking Ely – Neaton Adventures

Kawishiwi Falls-Ely-Minnesota

February 21, 2025Posted in Adventure, Christi Neaton, hiking, Hiking Minnesota, Minnesota, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, UncategorizedTagged Adventure, Christi Neaton, exploring, fall hiking, hiking, Hiking Adventures, Hiking Ely, Hiking Kawishiwi Falls, Kawishiwi Falls, Minnesota, nature photography, Outdoors, Parks, Winter, Winter hiking5 Comments

We hiked Kawishiwi Falls for the first time on October 19^th, 2024.

The trail was full of fallen leaves.

Kawishiwi Falls

We hiked up towards the power plant. The lake was so calm.

We followed the trail away from the falls. There were a few signs with bullet holes through them.

There were quite a few trees where the roots wrapped around boulders.

This was my favorite picture. I have never seen a pine or conifer cone growing from the ground.

Our fall hike was 1.8 miles.

On January 31^st, 2025, we returned to Kawishiwi Falls for a winter hike.

It was a beautiful sunny day.

Kawishiwi Falls was covered in snow.

We completed the loop and made our way back to our starting point.

Our winter hike was .84 miles.

Bass Lake Trail-Ely-Minnesota

February 19, 2025Posted in Adventure, Christi Neaton, hiking, Minnesota, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, UncategorizedTagged Adventure, Bass Lake Trail, Christi Neaton, Ely, exploring, hiking, Hiking Adventures, Hiking Ely, Minnesota, nature photography, Outdoors, Winter, Winter hikingLeave a comment

We hiked the Bass Lake Hiking Trail on January 31^st, 2025.

We were a bit hesitant to begin our hike as we saw the trail was shared by snowmobilers. Thankfully, the share trail was rather short, and we were able to veer off quickly.

The day was absolutely beautiful!

The snow coated the ground like a warm blanket.

Up, Up, Up the cliffs we went. The views were breathtaking.

We could hear Dry Falls trickling down through the rocks under the snow. Only a bit of unfrozen water at the base of the falls.

Snowmobile trails could be seen across Bass Lake.

Dry Lake Trail became a bit tough to hike as it appeared less used. We decided to hike across Dry Lake to see if we could catch the trail on the other side. The view did not disappoint!

We made our way across Dry Lake to Little Dry Lake. From there, we reconnected with the trail. Up the cliff, down the cliff and back to our starting point.

Our hiking adventure was 3.7 miles.