Fall on the North Shore

We often go up to the cabin we rent on Lake Superior in the fall. One never knows what kind of color autumn will have painted on the trees and foliage when we arrive.

On Oberg Mountain 2021

The leaves usually change up there in late September/early October. The last couple of years we have seen some good color up on the north shore, even though our dates staying up at the cabin have varied  – a lot.

Oberg Lake 2021

This year, the day we went for our annual hike up Oberg Mountain, was one of those perfect fall days…bright sunshine, a vibrant, bold, blue, autumn sky, great temperature…it was stunning.

And the vistas from the seven lookouts on top were very colorful. 

A lot of people were on the trail, and a lot of people were up north in general…more so than usual… evident with traffic and full parking lots. However, back at the cabin all was peaceful. 

The Oberg Mountain trail. 2021

On another hike, in Tettegouche State Park, we spotted an unusual mushroom. It was golden…it looked like it was spray painted but it was far enough off the trail to know that was unlikely.

Zoomed in on this golden mushroom.

I tried to identify this mushroom with a quick internet search, but was unsuccessful. We saw other fun fungi on that same trail.

As wonderful as our hiking and biking and fall color drives were, the time spent with our son and daughter-in-love, and our two grandchildren, up north, at the cabin on Lake Superior, was the best!

Decorating pumpkins.

3 thoughts on “Fall on the North Shore”

  1. Those fall colors are stunning and the view from the mountaintop incredible.

    I also enjoyed your mushroom images, especially of that golden one.

    And I agree that the time with family is the best part of such a trip.

  2. I’m so happy you had your son and his family with you Valerie! Your foliage photos are beautiful! My sister and her husband are in MN from Seattle for the fall colors this year. She used to come each year for our sister weekend and then it later became our sibling weekend but it’s been a while since we’ve done that. Thank you for sharing your posts. I really enjoy them!

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