Above: The trail starts off in a rather enchanting evergreen forest.
Last week we hiked up Eagle Mountain, the highest point in Minnesota. Despite having lived in Cook County my entire life, I had never done the hike before. It was something I really wanted to do, considering other recent "firsts" for me in the local area (hiking Devil Track River, visiting Thompson Falls on the Cascade River). The trail to Eagle Mountain is 7 miles round-trip and for the most part is a very rugged, rocky trail. We did the round-trip hike in just over 5 hours, including several stops along the way to take photos, and about a half-hour snack break at the summit.
Before too long, you cross the line and from this point on the hike is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Even though this is not known as a fall color hike, we did see a lot of nice color in the underbrush along the trail.
A few boardwalks that cross some bogs and marshes along the way give the trail some nice variety in the scenery.
Lots of color along this portion of the trail! Photo by Jessica Barr
Clouds over Whale Lake - Photo by Jessica Barr
Photographing the clouds over Whale Lake - Photo by Jessica Barr
Photographing the view from the summit - Photo by Jessica Barr
Although not the highest point on Eagle Mountain, this location offered the best "overlook" view.
Jess checking out the survey marker designating the highest point on the mountain at 2,298.1 feet.
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