Today’s hiking adventure was along the Lone Rock Trail which is part of the Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area.
Minnesota has been sunny and warm for the past two weeks. Spring has finally arrived or so you might think. It’s almost as if spring in Minnesota knows the moment you put your winter hiking gear away for the season then…bam! Freezing temperatures hit again. The temperature danced between 32-34 degrees during our hike and the wind whipped across our faces leaving our cheeks a rosy red.
We began our hike on the Farm Loop Trail which led us to the Lone Rock Trail. The grassy trail led us between farmland and Whitetail Woods Regional Park.
Signs of spring are beginning to appear, new growth on the trees and the vibrant green radiating from the grass.
The trail followed the rolling landscape.
A portion of the fields looked like a control burn recently happened.
A section of the trail was on a long dirt road. As we hiked down the road, three men were walking towards us in hunting gear and armed with guns. They informed us that it was turkey season. Thankfully, we didn’t look like turkeys so we weren’t too worried about getting shot at.
The trail veered off the dirt road and into a small forest area.
As we looped back to our starting point, we once again hiked between farm fields.
Today’s hiking adventure was 7 miles.
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