Yesterday my mission was to take pictures. My first stop: Banning State Park in northern Minnesota. This area is known for large amounts of sandstone and there is even an old abandoned quarry on the premises.
It was very quiet and peaceful there. Not too many people out on a Friday morning. My main goal at the park was to see Wolf Creek Falls. The Quarry Loop Trail sounded interesting too, so the park employee showed me how to get from one trail to the other.
I started my hike with my photography equipment, bug spray (a must after all the rain we've been having), and 32 oz of Gatorade. Onward and upward!
The image above is of the Kettle River making it's way through the park. It was the dominant sound on parts of the trail, but yet, when the trail curved just slightly inland and through great piles of sandstone, you couldn't hear a peep out of the river. The only sound then was water dripping down the sheer sandstone cliffs. Oh, and the sound of buzzing mosquitoes.
More to come...
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