Minnesota Weekend Getaway

Weekend getaways are kind of necessity.  I absolutely love to travel and need to get out of the city every now and then.  Weekend roadtrips maximize the travel budget, make it easy to take the dogs, and give me a nature fix.  This past weekend we set out for northern Minnesota.

I can't believe that I have lived the majority of my life in the northern(ish) midwest but had yet to make it to the northern portion of Minnesota.  What a beautiful area.  There were many conversations about how lovely it would be to be close enough to have a vacation cottage up there...

 

It was such a good time.  A simple trip for sure but so nourishing.

The hiking was amazing.  I want to go again and experience more of the trails.  And we kind of want to see this area in the winter... even though it would be so very cold.  Minnesota is very pretty and quite the welcome place to visit.  I was not even close to being ready for fall before this little getaway... I was feeling pretty pouty about summer ending so quickly to be honest.  But the crisp air and hint of pretty fall colors won me over.  I am ready now for the fun that fall will bring.

Oh and that last picture - it will be the family pic of September. 

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Comments

[meghan]

Hi Tara -
these photos make me homesick! I'm from Minneapolis, but I live in New Mexico.

if you go back, I highly recommend the New Scenic Cafe. It's along the highway that goes north out of Duluth along the lakeshore. We've had some amazing meals there on our trips up north, and it's a charming little place.