What a great day to hike! About 30 degrees. Not much ice on the trails. Some people wore yak-trax. I brought mine but didn't put them on. Today's hike we met in the Lodge's Lobby and carpooled to the Hennepin Canyon parking lot on Rt. 71 East of the Lodge.
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| All 43 of us walking single file to cross the road and onto the main trail |
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| Beyond the trees is the Illinois River |
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| View from Hennepin Canyon Overlook |
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| Trail conditions: Snowy with ice underneath |
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| Looking at the West wall of Hennepin Canyon |
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| A little fungi on the way |
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| From the Hennepin Canyon Bridge looking South |
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| Looking into Hennepin Canyon from the bridge |
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| Looking back at the semi frozen Hennepin Frozen Ice fall |
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| Hidden Canyon, its hidden, so we think this is Hidden Canyon |
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| The ice was a little crunchy. Not to bad to walk on. |
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| We got to the top of Owl Canyon and some opted to hike back to the Lodge (10pp) The rest turned around and went back to the cars. I rode with a friend, so I went back to the car. |
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| I was near the end on the way back |
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| This snow melting on the rail by the closed Owl Canyon Overlook. How does this happen? Draped for winter. |
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| You have to be somewhat in shape to do these stairs (roots) in the winter. |
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| Always trying to get a better photo of Hennepin Canyon |
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| This boardwalk needs a little help. Be careful here. This is on the trail a little West of the Hennepin Canyon Overlook |
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| This little sapling looks deadly. I think its some kind of a locust tree. |
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