Our evening at Big Bog gave us one of the most incredible, hard-to-believe sunsets we've ever seen. Just moments after the sun went down the clouds took on these unbelievably intense colors. As I was making images I kept exclaiming to Jessica "No one is going to believe that these pictures are real!" Indeed, it was very real, as we were standing there direct witnesses to it. Still, I look at the pictures from that night and have a hard time believing that is what we saw. But, the proof is in the pictures!
Big Bog State Recreation Area has constructed a wonderful, innovative boardwalk
that extends for a mile across the bog. It's not really a
"boardwalk" in the traditional sense, as there are no actual
boards. The frame structure is made of aluminum, and the decking is made
out of a plastic grating, which allows light to pass through so plants
underneath the decking can still grow. Steel pilings were driven into the
ground until they hit more solid ground beneath the peat. We were told
that some of the pilings had to be driven down 20 feet before they reached
solid ground! This allows the bog to move without affecting the
structural integrity of the boardwalk. It really is an amazing structure, and it is obviously working as intended. The boardwalk was installed almost ten years ago and it looks like it was just installed. There is no evidence of damage or unevenness due to frost heaving or movement from the bog. Kudos to the State of MN and Big Bog SRA for installing such an amazing piece of hardware so we can visit this unique and interesting area without damaging it!
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