Last week we visited Big Bog State Recreation Area on the northeast side of Upper Red Lake, MN. Big Bog is the largest bog in the lower 48; park literature explains that it is roughly 500 square miles in size. The SRA has constructed a boardwalk that extends for one mile across the bog. A hike along the boardwalk takes you through a wonderful spruce and tamarack forest. Near the end of the boardwalk the forest opens up into more of a grassy plain type of area. All along the way you see a variety of mosses, labrador tea and pitcher plants. This time of year the Tamarack trees are golden orange and will soon lose their needles for the winter. The photo you see here was taken about half-way along the length of the boardwalk. The tree was right next to the boardwalk. I was laying on my side on the decking to get this low-angle perspective of the tree. We really enjoyed our visit to Big Bog and can't wait to go back and see what it is like in the spring and/or summer.
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