Had an incredible afternoon at the Grand Portage Trail Head in Jay Cooke – absolutely pristine conditions, warm and solid snow pack.

With black oil sunflower seeds in hand, I patiently waited until a couple of chickadees landed on my hand and flew away with seed in beak. We will do more of that!

Hiked on Carlton Trail this morning. No wind and trail was back to Styrofoam. The sky-blue was magnificent.

The bridge over Otter Creek – trailhead of the Carton Trail off of the Munger Trail within Jay Cooke State Park.

A chilly start to the day had hardpack on trails solid. Wind out in the open and snow in the forecast.