Two years ago, I never got to see much of Highland Lakes East, which was closed due to flooding. Today I got to see it all, including the beautiful Camp Susan.
Highland Lakes West, which gets quite hilly and rocky near the end, was made fun by a wealth of cairns.
In 2013, I didn't hike much of Parrish Hills at all. I'd been diagnosed with cellulitis on the bottom of one foot the prior day, and per my doctor's recommendation did a road walk instead of fording the creek near the western end. Joe recommended a detour around another section that wasn't well marked. Today I got to do it all, and it was glorious (and superbly marked). It was a wonderful mixture of everything: forest, prairie, logging roads, lakes, streams and, yes, a creek crossing. I actually enjoy those, as the cold water always makes my feet and legs feel better. And today I felt some tendinitis coming on in my left foot/shin.
Joe and his wife, Pat, picked me up at the end of Parrish Hills and deposited me at my motel in Merrill. What will tomorrow bring?!
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