day hike!
❄️ mille lacs kathio state park!
we began saturday, february 21st by traipsing around snowy mille lacs kathio state park our usual way: on foot. southern minnesota guy & i weren’t sure if trail conditions would warrant snowshoes, so we threw them in my backpack just in case.
in this video i talk a little bit about challenges in growing wild rice in the area, one of our favorite mosquito-eating birds, and the nifty boardwalks that have been built through the park’s bog forest. oh, and i almost make it out of the frozen cattail wetlands without nearly falling on my face!
the entire day was spent exploring mille lacs county — traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ ↗, Bdewakantuwan (Mdewakanton), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations — and we would end up changing our mode of transit after lunch.
this was the 3rd of several mini-adventures during a super-fun, late-february, winter weekend getaway for me and southern minnesota guy. it was chock full of micro-spike hiking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, state park cabin sleeping, basic camp cooking, and amazing restaurant food. stay tuned for part 4, coming soon!
my trail name’s mythic and in 2026 i’m continuing my multi-year thru-hike (m.y.t.h.) of the pacific crest trail. as i prepare to return to the pct (and hopefully tackle other section- and thru-hikes in the future), i'm going on day hikes to help keep in trail shape!
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