The long way home.

The road less traveled is sometimes longer, but it can also be the better route.  Through geocaching we sometimes get to see what we would normally bypass.  On Sunday we decided to take the less traveled road.  We picked up some new geocaches and had the chance to see some beautiful country.  We made the right choice.

Minimum Maintenance Road North of Alida

North of Shevlin

If you look closely you can see a beaver.

North of Shevlin

North of Shevlin

Jo riding shotgun.

Big old pine North of the Bagley Forest Station.

Around the Cabin

The leaves are very colorful this year around Roy Lake.

The front yard.

Halda's front yard.

Halda's from the dock.

My backyard.

A red oak in the backyard.

Maple

Aspen

Red Oak

Height of Land Forest Road

One of our favorite drives in the fall is through the White Earth State Forest.  This forest located in Mahnomen, Clearwater and Becker Counties.  It is 160,000 acres of maple, basswood, red oak, ironwood, elm, aspen, red pine, white pine and white spruce.

Maple Tree on Height of Land Forest Road

Maple Leaf on Height of Land Forest Road

Oak on Height of Land Forest Road

Wapatus Lake (aka: Island Lake) Height of Land Forest Road
There is another Wapatus Lake to the East.

Wapatus Lake (aka: Island Lake) Height of Land Forest Road

Jo at Wapatus lake 

Height of Land Forest Road

Shuckhart Lake Height of Land Forest Road

Shuckhart Lake Height of Land Forest Road

Fall Color on Height of Land Forest Road

Height of Land Forest Road

Height of Land Forest Road

Bad Medicine Lake (aka: Lake of the Valley) Hwy 113

CCC Lovelis Camp Lake S-57 Marker Hwy 113 this site is located on Missouri Lake

Lovelis Lake CCC Camp Marker Hwy 113

Algae Bloom or Pea Soup?

I had just mowed the yard and thought that I might jump in the lake for one last swim of the year.  Got down to the dock and changed my mind.  There is something about swimming in pea soup that does not appeal to me.  Looks like Roy Lake had an algae bloom this year. I had never seen it like this before.

At the Dock

Pea Soup anyone?

A tad green!

Some fall colors (you can still see the algae).

Juggler Lake and Two Inlets Lake

Jo and I went for a drive and did some geocaching.  It brought us to Juggler Lake and Two Inlets Lake.  It was a nice day for a drive and we got the chance to visit some lakes that we have never seen.  The Fall colors were just showing a hint of what is to come.

Juggler Lake

Juggler Lake

Juggler Lake

Two Inlets Lake

Jo at Two Inlets lake

Two Inlets Lake