Tag: Mississippi river

• Crow Wing State Park

  

  This park is between Little Falls and Brainerd, Minnesota on Highway 371. Starting the hike, I had the choice of following the river upstream or downstream, or entering the forest. I chose the forest

  Tammy Nara

  May 12, 2021

  Central Minnesota Hikes, Hiking, Northern Minnesota

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• Itasca State Park

  

  Between Park Rapids and Bemidji, Minnesota is Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. People from all over the world come to wade across the great Mississippi without even getting their knees wet.

  Tammy Nara

  August 12, 2020

  Hiking, Northern Minnesota

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• Hike in Place: Part 3

  

  Three more hikes for part 3 of this series. It is surprising how many places I have found that are new to me even though they are close to home. It is all about showing up and putting in the steps. We notice more when we are willing to see.

  Tammy Nara

  June 13, 2020

  Hiking

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• Rice Creek West Regional Trail: Locke County Park to the Mississippi River

  

  This day was all about connections. In the past I hiked east from Locke County Park. One of my earlier blog posts is about slipping on the ice in the section between Central Ave and Silver Lake Road. East from Locke County Park the trail meanders back and forth across the creek for a couple…

  Tammy Nara

  June 14, 2019

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Hiking, Painting, Time management

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• Coon Rapids Dam

  

  My hike was only 2.67 miles (4.3 km) because I stopped to chat with an old friend and ran out of time.

  Tammy Nara

  December 16, 2018

  Hiking

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