Labor Day was celebrated in Duluth by breaking from my routine of just wasting hours biking to Park Point and back and decided to join Max in his plans. He had befriended a local bartender and tattoo artist (and canvas) in the area and we went with them to Jay Cook state park for a hike along the St. Louis River, which took us over some ancient weathered landscape. Then we reached a sticking point. We knew we wanted to grill food, but we had no grill for this purpose, until our new friends volunteered to invest in a $40 dollar propane camping grill. back on track, Max and I provided the grilling labor. Hamburgers, bison burgers, cheddar brats, cheddar and jalepeno brats, chips and potato salad, sun, calm breeze, it was an excellent setting. We then proceeded to hike around some more and did some stone hopping across some rougher terrain to the site of a beautiful falls. The water in this area is very red due to red clay and iron oxide deposits in the region and it looks much dirtier than it actually is.
After leaving the park, 3 of us went to enjoy a beer, where I ran into the family of a former teammate at the University of Maine. they recognized my Maine Swimming t-shirt and proceeded to introduce themselves and then take pictures with me. It was quite the 'small world' moment.
We then rejoined our 4th member and went out to yet another park, this on the northern lakeshore, where we burned up some firewood and chatted around the fire and we capped the great day by trying to stay warm, with temperatures diving into the low 40's that night. It was a fully packed day and a great way to celebrate Labor Day (even if I did have to work during the pre-lunch hours).
Just a finishing touch, before leaving on the Duluth Lower Food Web survey, I bought 1/2 lb of Smoked Salmon, and it is so amazing, the candy of the sea, no doubt.
After leaving the park, 3 of us went to enjoy a beer, where I ran into the family of a former teammate at the University of Maine. they recognized my Maine Swimming t-shirt and proceeded to introduce themselves and then take pictures with me. It was quite the 'small world' moment.
We then rejoined our 4th member and went out to yet another park, this on the northern lakeshore, where we burned up some firewood and chatted around the fire and we capped the great day by trying to stay warm, with temperatures diving into the low 40's that night. It was a fully packed day and a great way to celebrate Labor Day (even if I did have to work during the pre-lunch hours).
Just a finishing touch, before leaving on the Duluth Lower Food Web survey, I bought 1/2 lb of Smoked Salmon, and it is so amazing, the candy of the sea, no doubt.
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