August 12, 2020

Gitchi- Gami Trail

Penmarallter Campground two Harbors, Minnesota Day 3

The day began with great promise…another perfect weather day. We decided that we were going to hike the Gitchi-Gami Trail.

We parked at Twin Points. Our first observation was to notice how still and calm the lake was this morning…beautiful!

We began to hike the trai, walking down to the waters edge at Iona Beach.

The black flies were relentless. We stopped to spray and then we sprayed again. The flies were bothering Tim, but they were swarming me…lots and lots and lots of black flies…more than 100 biting flies…on my arms and legs and up under my hat. I am not quite sure why they loved me so much but I was unable to continue walking. Tim persevered…I went back to the car!

Tim walked to the Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook where I picked him up. We went back to the RV for lunch. We had kind of a lazy afternoon. I did go to do laundry and I grilled filet for dinner with mushroom and onions.

Gitchi-Gami is the native American name for Lake Superior. Longfellow and Gordon Lightfoot called it the big lake Gitche Gumee. The Edmund Fitzgerald sailed from Duluth on Lake Superior full of iron ore and headed for Cleveland when it sank in November of 1975.

Tomorrow we are going to head west toward North Dakota, leaving the land of lakes behind. We aren’t sure what sort of adventure we are going to find…but we are going to enjoy the ride!!!