THE SLOW LIFE
It's been about a month since I hiked the Superior Hiking Trail on the north shore of lake superior, and yet it feel like it was just yesterday and years ago at the same time. When you're on an adventure like that you nearly loose all sense of time and reality. Life is not about getting to work, walking the dog, cooking, cleaning, schedules and meetings. Instead, life is only about eating, sleeping, hiking, and going somewhere. Here's my journal entry from the first day on the Superior Hiking Trail:

9/13/06: Day 1 of the Superior Hiking Trail.
So good to be back on the trail. The sun is setting right now, and I'm relaxing at camp. Today, we woke up in Lutsen, MN to a beautiful view of Lake Superior from a friend's cabin, before heading out to do errands and get some food. We ate breakfast in Grand Marais at the "Pie Place" (delicious), then drove up to Otter Lake Road to leave the car and set off. It was cool to flip through the trail registry and read about people's experiences. Quite a few thru hikers. It reminded me of finishing the Pacific Crest Trail because I saw some entries saying "I finished! 230 miles along Lake Superior"

So, we headed out, Sinem and I, and first hit a lot of clear cut areas, but then started seeing a ton of beautiful fall colors in the thick woods. We saw a huge moose skull and a red tailed hawk. We had lunch at a nice campsite at Jackson creek and were temped to stay, but decided to move on a bit more because both had energy. Sinem makes a great hiking partner! We came to a couple nice vistas (one was called Hellacious Overlook), and had a few good climbs. Now, we are camped at Caribou Woods campsite 11 miles from our start point. All in all, it feels great so far to be back on the trail, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the hike.