State Park
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Fall Colors in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Sep 30, 2012We decided to see the fall colors in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park since we haven’t been to this state park before. The state park is located about an hour away from our place. The yellow maple leaves dominated the surrounding view in the park. We hiked along several trails for a good few hours… Read more…
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Fall Colors in Minnesota
Oct 4, 2011 to Oct 8, 2011Amidst our hectic work schedule recently, we made an impromptu quick getaway to witness the fall colors in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources had predicted this fall color season to be the best in a decade… and we concurred. This is certainly the best fall colors we have ever witnessed in Minnesota thus… Read more…
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Fall Foliage in New England
Oct 1, 2010 to Oct 11, 2010We went to New England and brought Randy Moss back to Minnesota, and he was fired by the Vikings in less than a month… all the work for nothing. This year, we decided to visit New England because it is dubbed the world’s best place for fall foliage, and we are certainly not disappointed. That… Read more…
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Whitewater State Park
Aug 15, 2010We decided to hike in the Whitewater State Park on a breezy afternoon, to try out and break in our new hiking boots. This time, we covered the trails on the west side of the park since we did the east side of the park last year. Although some of the trails are categorized as… Read more…
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Spring in Seattle and Portland
Apr 8, 2010 to Apr 15, 2010We decided to take our “Spring Break” vacation in Seattle and Portland this year. Since we had visited most of the tourist attractions in Seattle a few years ago, we decided not to revisit most of them this time. So, our plan was to focus on the following:- Once we arrived in Seattle, we drove… Read more…
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Snowshoeing in Northern Minnesota
Feb 13, 2010 to Feb 15, 2010We visited the Northern Minnesota on a weekend trip to celebrate three occasions: Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year and most importantly, our first wedding anniversary. We were also pretty excited to go snowshoeing in the state parks with our new snowshoes. We covered two state parks in this short trip: Jay Cooke State Park and… Read more…
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Devil’s Lake State Park
Oct 26, 2008First, a quick shout out to Joe and Ann… Congratulations on your marriage! Like Kurt always tell me… you guys will always be my heroes. 🙂 Several of us attended Joe and Ann’s wedding and reception in Wisconsin on Saturday. The wedding was held in a church in Portage while the reception was held in… Read more…
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Fall Colors in Southeastern Minnesota
Oct 18, 2008 to Oct 19, 2008We got a little adventurous on the weekend and decided to drive around southeastern Minnesota in search of beautiful fall colors. Sad to say, while we have spent 10 years of our lifes in Minnesota, we have yet visited many nearby small towns and such. One of my coworkers kept teasing me that I have… Read more…
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Fall Colors in Northeastern Minnesota
Sep 19, 2008 to Sep 21, 2008Our journey began early in the morning, much earlier than I normally wake up to work. Our initial plan is to stay in Lutsen and do some hiking in some state parks to view the fall colors on the weekend. Since we already have a Minnesota state park annual pass, we might as well maximize… Read more…
