Gooseberry Falls

This past weekend we took the boys camping for the first time. I was in full bliss mode! It was a fabulous camping experience. The boys were great, we had gorgeous warm sunny weather, and the most perfect campsite and hiking trails. We left early Sunday morning and stopped for lunch at World Famous Betty's Pies. It was a very tasty lunch and the pies definitely lived up to the hype. We had a slice of raspberry rhubarb crunch, and toffee cream pie and they were heavenly.



We then headed to Gooseberry Falls and did some hiking. The Middle and Lower Falls are at the beginning of the trail so it made for a fun start to our hike. The trail goes on for about a mile and follows the Gooseberry River to the spectacular Lake Superior. We took a break there and had fun skipping rocks and exploring agate beach. Justin took a nice nap in the Bjorn on the hike back to the truck and then we were off to set up camp.



Our campsite was at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park just seven miles North of Gooseberry Falls. It was awesome! We had an amazing site that overlooked Lake Superior. Colin had fun helping Jason set up the tents and initially was set on sleeping in his own tent. That decision quickly turned into "I think I'll sleep in your tent" once it became dark out. "Luckily" we already set up an air mattress for him in our tent :). It was so much fun to have a campfire, grill supper, make smores and campfire apple pies. We really enjoyed our morning on the lake. Colin loved throwing rocks in Lake Superior and Justin napped in my arms as we sat on rocks that overlooked the water. It was so beautiful and peaceful.



Mid morning we took a tour of the famous lighthouse on Split Rock. It was interesting to learn the history of the lighthouse and it provided beautiful views of Lake Superior. On the way home we stopped at Mike and Lamiae's house and had a wonderful afternoon with them and Matt, Deborah, Laura, and Karl. It was a fan-tab-u-lous Labor day weekend!



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