Spring Equinox Snowshoe Hike: Exploring the North Country Trail and Sibliant Lake
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 19, 2016
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Saturday, March 19, 1-4 pm.
Location
Itasca State Park Meet at the North Country Trail Head Parking at the South Entrance to Itasca State Park at 3 p.m. The route will follow the North Country Trail west, parallel the Ozawindib trail to the north and return across Red Pine Trail to the South Entrance Road. Route may change based on weather and snow conditions.
36750 Main Park Drive
Park Rapids, Minnesota
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Description
Spring Equinox Snowshoe Hike: Exploring the North Country Tail and Sibilant Lake.
Join us for the “last” day of winter during this afternoon snowshoe hike along the North Country Trail as we explore Sibilant Lake. March, known as the crust of snow period, is a great time of year to see wildlife as they take advantage of traveling across the hardened, crusty snow. Portions of this 3 mile route will be a strenuous (refer to Map 14, page 116 of the “Guide to the North Country National Scenic Trail in Minnesota”).
Notes: Dress for being outdoors, bring along your snowshoes, water and sunglasses. A limited number of snowshoes are available at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center for use during the program and are first-come-first-serve. Please check out the snowshoes before the start of the hike. Hike will be a snowboot hike if snow conditions are poor.
This is the third of 12 hikes to be held as we celebrate 125 years of Minnesota State Parks and Trails and 100 years of the National Park Service. This event is sponsored by both Itasca State Park and the Itasca Moraine and Laurentian Lakes Chapters of the National North Country Trail.
Learn more about the North Country Trail in Itasca State Park and east, at the Itasca Moraine Chapter site: http://northcountrytrail.org/itm/
Learn more about the North Country Trail in Itasca State Park and west, at the Laurentian Lakes Chapter site: http://northcountrytrail.org/llc/