3 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Another "rehab hike." Following a splendid brunch at Naniboujou Lodge and subsequent stroll along the shore of Lake Superior, we crossed Highway 61 to Judge Magney State Park, and hiked along the Brule River past a beautiful waterfalls and finally to a most perplexing feature known as Devil's Kettle. The river splits at a falls, with half flowing on down the channel, and the other half plunging into a huge hole in the Earth. No one has ever explained where this water is going. (See the this link or that link for the range of theories.)
Many of the hiking trails in Minnesota seem to incorporate stairs if there's significant slope involved. This one may be the king-daddy of them all, with one section of stairs comprised of no less than 176 steps! Really nice hike, worth doing if you ever find yourself on the north shore of Lake Superior. :-)
