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    VIDEO: Superior Hiking Trail (Trout Creek Camp) Dry Clothes are Important!

    Moral of the Story:
    Do not go winter camping if you are still sick and change out of wet clothes immediately.
    I only have my arrogance to blame for trying to get back out there when I wasn't over the flu.

    March 2nd I took a drive up near Lutsen Minnesota with the plan to camp. I just spent the last three weeks with a terrible flu and thought I had finally defeated it. Figured I would celebrate by hitting up a popular SHT site before spring.
    I parked just outside of Cascade River State Park, loaded up the gear on the pulk and started in for a short hike to Trout Creek Camp. The first mile was great, all compacted down and would cross back and forth between regular trail and along side the ski trail. I thought to myself this was going to be a easy trip. Which was good as I was still feeling a little under the weather.

    As the hike went on I felt I overshot my trail turn off. I spent some time walking back and forth on the trail until I noticed the SHT plaque in the middle of the woods. Turns out people rarely hike the Superior Hiking trail in the winter so there really is no noticable trail, who knew.
    In my arrogance and hubris I stepped off the trail and did not think to equip my snow shoes. I was postholing knee deep and burning up more and more energy, sweating even more. I knew this was a mistake, but I thought I was so close to the camp. By the time I reached the camp my under layer was wet from sweat. Now I should have changed immediately but thought I could set up first.

    After I did change into dry clothes I spent the next three hours coughing and trying to warm up. I did not warm up, with about 1 hr until sunset I could feel the temps dropping and my coughing getting worse. I decided with what little energy I had left I would pack up and return to the car rather than risk hypothermia/frostbite in the middle of the night. Learn from my mistakes and stay safe, spring is coming.



    Here is a video of the hike and a little of the site. Trout Creek Camp is a beautiful site. I rarely get to enjoy it because it is so popular in the summer.
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    lol ouch sorry man. Yea that's kinda the rule of thumb up here around those popular areas. You're going to get some good packed trails for the mile or so for the popular areas the day hikers like to ramble on. Once you hit the trail proper it's rarely broken except in the more popular trail sections. For example before the bridge went out you could always count on the split rock river loop being fairly packed the entire way around. Or you get a lot of dayhikers / winter campers out at Crosby Manitou State park, being a backpacking park, so you can find a good amount of packed trail. Heck, probably three quarters of the way have been packed by Shug at least a couple of times over the winter, especially down by the river
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    Bummer but at least you made it home and hopefully the flu has passed.

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    Now you will never forget snowshoes again!
    We postholed a few years ago while thinking we would not need snow shoes. https://youtu.be/tjqpHZza0fc
    Learned my lesson.
    Now have you too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alifeoutdoors View Post
    Once you hit the trail proper it's rarely broken except in the more popular trail sections. For example before the bridge went out you could always count on the split rock river loop being fairly packed the entire way around. Or you get a lot of dayhikers / winter campers out at Crosby Manitou State park
    My mistake was thinking the trail would be broken in. Next winter I should check out more around Crosby Manitou State Park. Thanks for the tip!

    Quote Originally Posted by TrailSlug View Post
    Bummer but at least you made it home and hopefully the flu has passed.
    The flu has passed thankfully, four weeks was too much.

    Quote Originally Posted by Shug View Post
    Now you will never forget snowshoes again!
    We postholed a few years ago while thinking we would not need snow shoes. https://youtu.be/tjqpHZza0fc
    Learned my lesson.
    Now have you too.
    Shug
    I should have put the snow shoes on for sure. Lesson learned. Snow was just like your video, sometimes it gives away, sometimes it doesn't. Still worth the hike though.
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    Hey max. I really like your trip reports. Keep them coming. It’s cool seeing those cool Minnesota area trails all you cool cats get to share. Peace.


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    That would be a great hang but totally understand that when you start feeling like you did getting out was the best thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benson Burner View Post
    Hey max. I really like your trip reports. Keep them coming. It’s cool seeing those cool Minnesota area trails all you cool cats get to share. Peace.
    Thank Benson, I appreciate the compliment. I try with the MN trails. Its no PNW though. Been talking with some friends to head out that way again. Maybe try something around Rainier.

    Quote Originally Posted by Canoefor2 View Post
    That would be a great hang but totally understand that when you start feeling like you did getting out was the best thing.
    It was a really pretty site. You have the river on one side and the creek on the other. I am glad I left when I did though. Could have been bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by InfuriatedMax View Post
    I try with the MN trails. Its no PNW though.
    Northwoods got its own ways pilgrim.........
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    Quote Originally Posted by alifeoutdoors View Post
    Northwoods got its own ways pilgrim.........
    I totally agree.
    Each have their own unique flavor. Somedays I want a burger over a brat, just like somedays I want a mountain hike over a forest hike.
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