Tag: nature

• Whitewater State Park

  

  Southern Minnesota has beautiful river bluffs. A wonderful place to experience them is at Whitewater State Park near Elba, Minnesota. If Elba is not familiar to you, perhaps you have heard of Rochester or Winona? This park is close to the midpoint between those two Minnesota cities. The Whitewater River carved a landscape that offers…

  Tammy Nara

  January 1, 2023

  Hiking, SE Minnesota Hikes, South Minnesota Hikes

  emotional benefits of hiking, minnesota parks, nature, river bluffs, south minnesota, state parks, trails

• Moose Lake State Park

  

  your legs. It is just off the freeway and has just over 5 miles (8 km) of really nice trails arranged in loops that let you choose your distance. The ranger station has a geological history center.

  Tammy Nara

  November 3, 2021

  Central Minnesota Hikes, Hiking, Northern Minnesota, Time management

  geological history center, hikes near twin cities, Hiking, leg stretch, loop trail, Minnesota hiking, Minnesota state parks, Moose Lake Minnesota, nature, trails

• Giant Sequoia National Park

  

  Seeing the giant trees and walking among them was a highlight of my trip to California in early June 2021. Unfortunately We only had time for short hikes because we wanted to drive back down the mountain before night fell. If we had more time I would have loved to hike, not drive up and…

  Tammy Nara

  August 25, 2021

  Hiking, hiking outside Minnesota

  awe, California, giant trees, hairpin turns, national park visiting, national parks, nature, sequoia

• Langton Lake Park, Roseville, Minnesota

  

  This is a small park with a paved trail that loops around a small lake. The loop is only .6 miles (1 km). There is a spur trail that is about .5 miles. The last time I was here, I had a few hours to wait for my car to have work done. I made…

  Tammy Nara

  December 28, 2019

  Hiking, Time management

  cockleburr, Hiking, lake loop trail, minnesota parks, nature, roseville, short walk, snow crunch, trail information, trails, winter walking