Off the Beaten Path

     My husband found this kind of by accident when he went out for a motorcycle ride. This little gem is kind of off the beaten path and actually kind of on the border of Sartell. A few days later he brought the grandkids and me back for a visit.

     Just off the parking lot is where the trail starts. You will walk past lots of wildflowers on either side. 

                   The path then meanders into a wooded area.

      Eventually you come to the Sauk River. (It's a pretty short walk.) The day we were there the water was pretty hard since we had gotten inches and inches of rain the night before.

     Kids will be kids so of course they wanted to go in the water. We only let them go in here because up river and down river the water was flowing pretty fast--there are some rapids.

     Papa gave lessons on how to skip stones.

     On the way back to the parking lot we discovered this sweet little pond off to the side. Of course the kids had to try skipping some stones in here too! We got some really pretty photos of the girls sitting on the rocks.

     We'll be back again for sure. Maybe next time we'll bring a little snack to eat in between skipping stones. My husband says he'd like to come back with his kayak. I think I'll come back with my camera and macro lens. There's a little something here for everyone!