I started this post about a month ago so now seems about the right time to finish it! In July, we + grandparents headed up to Lutsen for a longer weekend. It happened to be one of the hottest weekends of the summer but it was, of course, a wee bit cooler in the North Country. The weather made pool time all the better for Boden and the frigid temps of the lower level of the condo a little more bearable.
Sloan loved all the running around she got to do every day--look at her smile!
This picture was at the start of the Eagle Mountain trail. We've been up it numerous times and it's always a good hike with great views.
This year, Boden did his first hike ever with us--he was totally reluctant to go along, preferring to stay back at the condo with Papa and Nana, but at some point during the hike he said "this is way better than I thought it was going to be!" Victory! Of course I was terrified for his safety at every overlook, but he did great. After our hike, we took Boden to our favorite maple syrup purveyor and stocked up on a year's supply.
Boden even went on a hike with his Papa to Temperance River state park--they came back with some good stories of their adventure together.
Todd and Boden did the Alpine slide. I was scared of the slide and Todd was scared of taking Boden on the chairlift, so we flipped for it and he "won" the "opportunity" to go. I think they applied the brake liberally and had a good run.
On one of our hikes we saw some very fresh bear and baby bear tracks--not a good combo! We didn't see those two, but we did come across a quick glimpse of a momma moose and her calf plus a covey of grouse that day.
And her's our parting shot with Lutsen mountain in the background!
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