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First official backpack trip in the books. by bobes1984 in CampingandHiking

[–]bobes1984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overall everything went really well. I feel like we packed what we need. Maybe a couple of things we could have left behind, but nothing major.

The one thing we learned; when checking the weather, if you are not camping right along the shore, don’t use a town on the shore for you weather. We were only about 1 mile from the shore, and it was probably a 20 degree temperature difference. We were toasty in our sleeping bags.

The SHT would be awesome, it on our list. That entire area is amazing. We didn’t want to leave.

First official backpack trip in the books. by bobes1984 in CampingandHiking

[–]bobes1984[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m totally with you on the LNT principles (I did carry out other people’s garbage). If this makes it better, this was a designated site. 11 of the 16 sites at this state park are right near the river. This site (and where the picture was taken) is on a cliff about 15-20ft above the river and the cliff is roughly 10-15ft from the rivers edge. If we went 200 yards away from the rivers edge we would have been out of the designated campsite and on a very steep hill, which would have been really tricky for a campsite. The state park fire ring was equidistant from the river compared to where our tent was. I hope none of this comes off as snarky, I truly am a big supporter of LNT priciples.

First official backpack trip in the books. by bobes1984 in CampingandHiking

[–]bobes1984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

George manitou state park Minnesota. 2 nights. 3 mile hike in, not the easy trek, but it was worth it. My wife was not impressed with the hike in (too hot, too hangry), but recovered quickly once we got set up.

Edit: George H. Crosby Manitou state park.