wanderingways

  The girls were dropped off at the ‘ Mowegians ” and we started heading north.   Amy and I had wanted to get in a long hike to test some of our new gear and what better way to do it than a quick overnighter in the Northwoods.   Initially we were going to head to Raven trail and both hike an scout the area for cross country skiing in the winter.   We weren’t convinced that we could camp there legally overnight and instead headed to the big woods of the National Forest and hiked Hidden Lakes trail.   It turns out that the lakes are not that well-hidden, they are on the map, the trails go right to them and there are even signs that tell they names of the lakes as well.   That being said, after a quick stop for sustenance at Donna’s Café and ten minutes to order and eat before they closed at 1:30pm we headed east out of Eagle River. It did have a nice clean restroom however, which is more that can be said for the gas station we used on the way up on the way up...