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October 25, 2014
Monticello, MN
Lake Maria State Park Hike |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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| Photos by: Nancy Sand | ||||
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| Karen H, Patty F, John S, Bill L, Pat N, Bruce W They were nervous the log would collapse, but it held everyone |
See, Bruce, it really was an eagle up there on Lake Maria! |
Pat N, Patty F, Bruce W, John S, Karen H Whew, we made it all the way to the top of Anderson Hill Lookout. We looked everywhere but didn't see Pam! |
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| Space Aliens basket of fries -- Yum! | ||||
| Photo by: Karen Holmquist | ||||
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| John S, Patty F, Bruce W, Bill L, Nancy S, Pat N Enjoying a view of one of many ponds We saw swans on this one. | ||||
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a beautiful October 25th Saturday morning, seven ULLRs hiked in Lake
Maria State Park. Bruce W’s phone app told us we hiked 4.8 miles. Nancy S had originally planned a four mile hike, but the weather was so nice, everyone agreed to extend the hike on an additional trail so we could actually see Lake Maria. While there Patty’s eagle eyes noticed what appeared to be an eagle nest across the lake. Nancy’s camera had a 20x zoom, so she snapped the photo. When viewing the image on Nancy’s little camera, six of us believed there was an eagle in the nest. Bruce thought what we were seeing was the top of a branch. Well, Bruce, the photo really does show an eagle. Notice the white head! While on the trails, we felt like little kids trampling and kicking all the crunchy leaves. With all that noise, we were certain we were scaring away any possible deer in the area. Lake Maria State Park has many smaller ponds. We were delighted to see some snowy white swans on a couple of them. After the hike, we drove back to Albertville and had lunch at Space Aliens. Except for Nancy, this was a new restaurant for everyone. It is a fun place for families, and the servings are huge. The restaurant is filled with space alien toys, figurines, posters, and decorated ceilings. There is also a big arcade. Hike host Nancy shared she used to take her grandsons to a Space Aliens restaurant in Bismarck, and she thought ULLRs might enjoy the atmosphere and food. She was right! All in all, it was a great day to be on a hike with ULLR friends. |
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