Last weekend I drove about 2 1/2 hours west of Minneapolis to hike in Glacial Lakes State Park. There is an interesting self-guided hike that describes the various features of the park.
It was a good challenging hike as there are hills and valleys and wide-open spaces. One of the big features is Mountain Lake. It has no inlet, no outlet and is spring fed.
The woods are mostly made up of bur oaks. These are medium to large trees with really rough bark. There weren't as many acorns as I would have thought given that the oaks were about the only tree. These trees are known for withstanding forest fires because of their thick bark.
These same trees were mentioned in the Toronto Lake area where Mom, Spade and I were for Memorial weekend.
There were also lots of flowers which attracted lots of butterflies. Maybe it is Monarch butterfly migration time because I say lots and lots of those.
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