Beautiful day for a hike today. We headed down to the St. Croix River and walked pretty much all of the trails at the Carpenter Nature Center. What a lovely place. The parking area is surrounded by perennial gardens. The old farm house, tall and straight and everlasting in stone is there as well as a nature center complete with many varieties of turtles and raptors. The trails cover savanna, woods and even slightly overgrown railroad bed along the river. We finished our walk at a beautiful overlook of the the river from high on a hill where we rightfully enjoyed a rest. The butterflies were active today.
Lunch was at Muddy Waters in Prescott - on the deck - with a nice view of the river.
Thanks Deb for most of these photos.
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| All six of us, thanks to a little help from Photoshop |
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| The old farmhouse across a field of prairie flowers and grasses |
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| View of the St. Croix from the trail |
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| The little beach |
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| Resting at the Viewpoint |
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| Visiting along the trail |
