This past winter holiday season, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum put on a winter lights show called Winter in Bloom. The fresh fall of snow the day really helped up the experience!
Random Adventures |
Always a picturesque adventure when at Gooseberry Falls!
Last stop on our way home was Gooseberry Falls State Park where the falls area is just a short hop and skip from the parking lot.
A North Shore gem on Lake Superior, Grand Marais!
Stopped in Grand Marais to have lunch and a few brewskis at Voyageur Brewing Company and then out for a stroll out at Artists’ Point!
Devil’s Kettle Falls in the North Shore
On our way back home, we made a few stops along the Minnesota North Shore. Devil’s Kettle Falls is located in the Judge C. R. Magney State Park and about an hour round-trip hike to the falls area from the parking lot. My car’s battery also crapped out on us during this stop too.
A wintery canyon in Canada, the Ouimet Canyon!
After driving through Sleeping Giant and realizing that nothing was open there for activities, we decided to make a trip out to Ouimet Canyon hoping that it wouldn’t let us down either. Fortunately for us, the park area and lookout pods were open!
Niagara of the North, Kakabeka Falls
A waterfall on the Kaministiquia River that’s just west of Thunder Bay with views from both sides of the gorge. Kakabeka Falls was still a beautiful sight to behold even during Autumn with ice and snow forming on the banks of the rivers.
Over the border to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada!
Lesson learned: don’t go to Thunder Bay during the off-season, it will be fairly quiet in terms of liveliness and activities. Nevertheless, still enjoyed finding things to do and making sure our time was well spent for a weekend trip to Canada!
Jack-o-lantern Spectacular 2019 at the Minnesota Zoo!
They weren’t kidding about it being spectacular. I didn’t count to see if there were over 5,000 jack-o-lanterns, but there enough of different sizes and designs to keep people of all ages entertained. This was the 2nd year they had this Jack-o-lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo and for my first time there, I was very impressed!
Review of Oahu, Hawaii – The Overall Experience
A brief review on our experience visiting Oahu, Hawaii. Included in this post are links to all the relevant posts that feature photos from Oahu!
Panoramas from our Hawaii adventure!
A few panorama shots from our Hawaii adventure that were taken at various spots on Oahu.