Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Tamarack National Wildlife Refuge

My friend and I drove 30 minutes to the Tamarack National Wildlife Refuge which I have heard about but never visited. We stopped by the ranger station and we found out where the best spots were to see a golden winged warbler. We didn't find any golden winged warblers.

After driving to Tamarack Lake where the natives harvest wild rice, we hiked an old Indian trail. We were told to look for maples with swollen tree trunk bases which meant they were tapped for syrup in the past. We hiked with her 9 pound dog and had a great old time. As we were coming back to the car, about 3/4ths of the way back, a black bear ambled onto the path. The bear looked at us with wide eyes. We looked at the bear with wide eyes. The dog  wisely decided that maybe now is not the time to bark. The bear took off running lickety split away. Wow, this is my 3rd sighting of a MN black bear in the wild. Awesome!

 

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Full Moon

Full moon pictured while driving 20 minute drive NW of Gutenberg, Iowa.