Voodoo Mountain Hike and Heading Out for our Final #Hike100NCT Miles
After returning from Julie’s book signing in Copper Harbor last Saturday, I took advantage of the cool weather and northerly breeze to get out for a 4-mile rail-trail run at an 8:30/mile pace. With no cabin changeover needed on Sunday morning and with the hiking group meeting to hike at nearby Voodoo Mountain, we decided we would head back up to Copper Harbor again to give Julie the opportunity to sign more books. This made squeezing in my run on Saturday evening doubly important if I was to get it done.
Cool weather would greet us again in Copper Harbor and I found myself digging in the back of the truck for a jacket before heading out in search of food. I found an excellent veggie burrito at the Mornin’ Sunshine food truck a short distance from Grandpa’s Barn where Julie was signing books. I walked back and shared a few bites with her, but Julie was too busy engaging with others at the book signing to take time to eat. I headed down to the Jamsen’s on the waterfront for coffee and internet access.
The plan was to meet up with our hiking group at 2:00 p.m. Conversations and a stop for another burrito got us a little behind schedule, so we found ourselves in the position of being in pursuit of the hiking group once we reached the designated meet up spot.
This hike follows a snowmobile trail for the first portion of the hike and provides a steady uphill climb with some great views back toward Lake Superior.
This hike also provides an excellent opportunity to do some thimbleberry picking along the way! For those not familiar with thimbleberries, they are much more tart than raspberries and considerably more delicate when it comes to picking. There are also considerably fewer on a bush than with raspberries, hence their greater market value when you seek to purchase their jam.
We eventually caught up with our hiking group at the top of Voodoo Mountain which offers beautiful views from the top!
The hike back down is considerably less work than the hike up, but you do end up covering over five miles doing this round trip hike.
You can see my GoPro video from the hike on the Remote Workforce Keweenaw YouTube channel at this link:
Monday, after getting to swimming late and working in an 1,800 yard swim, we would be focused on a cabin changeover and cutting the grass. Our friends Maureen and Dan would be coming to stay with us for five nights. Maureen was our very first Airbnb customer. As it happened to work out, the guests just ahead of her gave us our 500th Airbnb review. That evening we would enjoy wine with them beside the campfire and be treated to an amazing moonrise!
Tuesday morning I would knock out the minutes for the previous month’s Hancock Trails Club board meeting and then Julie and I would head down to the Baraga Plains with the goal of wrapping up this year’s #Hike100NCT Challenge with a four mile hike along Plumbago Creek.
This segment involves about a half-mile hike on a two-track from the Baraga Plains Road before you reach the trail. Our friend Linda Zimmer coordinates the care of this segment which is maintained by a number of our friends in the L’Anse area. It was no surprise to find the trail in outstanding condition.
You can see the conclusion of this hike and our attainment of the #hike100NCT Challenge next time!
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