Preview: Hiking 200+ miles in 5 days tends to do... this. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Taconite freighter in Duluth near the start of the trail. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

1st views of Superior 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Tarp stake as eating utensil. An integral part of my 4 lb 15 oz. gear list. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

On the cliffs above Bear Lake 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Part way through an epic and beautiful day of hiking, where I covered 46.9 miles in 17 hours. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Hiking 101- Here's how to get 100 grams of protein into your dinner. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

More burrito ideas- Pepperjack cheese and nutella. Add fruit snacks if available. Here you can also see the tannic water I drank for most of this hike. That\'s MN in a drought year. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

the town of Silver Bay, MN 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

An ATV bridge on a shared hiker/atv section. Note the MASSIVE beams to handle the winter snow loads. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

drought years blow 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Running along the Temperance river 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Bear lake 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

And old abandoned trappers cabin in a state of slight disrepair 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

A furtive stray cat I met deep in Superior National Forest. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

this murky puddle was the only water source for miles around and tracks were everywhere, including this huge wolf track the size of my palm. I have fairly large hands. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Sunset in the BWCA Wilderness 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Cascade river at about 1/3rd of it's normal volume 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

glacial erratics 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007

Nasty water- It's not that I dislike neon algae and dead minnows in my water, wait yes it is. 

Taken: Apr 15, 2007