Norm and I traveled to the Eagle Mountain parking lot to start our semi-annual trip to the highest point in Minnesota. We hiked the 2 1/2 miles to the first campsite and made camp. After a nights sleep and a good breakfast we headed up the last mile to the peak. There was 2 feet of hard packed snow with 5 inches of recent powder on top. Travel was slow and slippery. We spent a luxurious 3 hours on the summit enjoying the view, snacking and napping. The sky was blue with a few wispy clouds. The forest roof spanned below us for as far as the eye could see. These 3 hours made all the travel and effort worth it. We made a quick and somewhat reckless decent to our camp. After supper we had a great evening of conversation and relaxation. In the morning we hiked out with our 50 pound packs. We had been to the mountain and it was good to us.
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