Superior Hiking Trail: Wild Valley Road to Wisconsin Border

What a wonderful day to get out into the woods of northern Minnesota. We ate breakfast in Carlton, said goodbye to the friends we camped with and then headed out for the southernmost section of the Superior Hiking Trail and the Wild Valley Road Trailhead. We parked the car, had our photo taken at the trailhead sign,

and then headed into the beautiful spring woods.

Blooming wildflowers included bloodroot,

trout lily,

trillium,

wild ginger

and anemone.

At one point Noelle found a large vertebrae on the trail.

Eventually we made a short road walk

and then headed back into the woods,

traveling parallel to a set of railroad tracks for a bit. Soon enough we were at the unmarked Wisconsin border

and the end of the Superior Hiking Trail.

We turned around and started to make our way back to the car,

enjoying the lively spring scene, wonderful weather and splendid company.