hello from ely minnesota so we are getting ready to head on a
hike today we are hiking the secret blackstone trail which is a
loop of three different lakes however you can shorten it however you want to
shorten it because it hits blackstone lake secret lake and
then ennis lake which is a little bit further
away but you can go as far as you want on this trail so our plan is to go about
three miles we're gonna hit all three lakes it's a beautiful day here in ely
so i'm ready to do some hiking how about
you all right let's go
here is the map of this trail so we are parked right here
and then we are going to be going from here to here
and then this is the loop we're doing and then back up this way so that is our
loop so we'll hit blackstone secret and ennis
lake so it's gonna be a good day
this is a little pond that you come to just like right when you start the trail
i was like is that blackstone but i'm like no i can't be and it's not it's
just a pond
see a little bit of the fall colors peek through
still pretty green but they're turning
so if you are just joining us we were at fairhead lake state park this morning
where we did some kayaking and some hiking we had a
beautiful morning there at the park so if you're
interested definitely go check out that vlog
and then once we're done with this hike we're going to go do a little more
hiking around easily and just kind of check everything out it's been a while
since we've been up here so it's a great weekend to be up here on
labor day weekend
look at those fall colors oh my goodness just fyi there's a little toilet right
off the path here it's kind of like right across from
blackstone lake and you just walked through the woods
and it's way down there so far this trail is like really really
nice it's just very rocky and ready so you really have to like pay attention
where you're walking or you'll trip i've already done that a few times i
didn't fall but it's uh definitely trip hazards all over
so this is what the trail is like lots of rock
so just be careful
another sign here so far we're right there
now we got some uphills time to work the
glutes we were just out in the glacier national
park doing some pretty big hikes out there and this
trail is more rugged than glacier any of the hikes in glacier weren't like
this this is really really yeah it's like sharp rocks
like sticking out everywhere it's crazy so just makes it more fun
right
it's 64 degrees out and we just worked up a sweat
yeah there's some good hills here and yeah
it's good it's not bad just we'll make it work a little
there was a pond back there that overlooked we were just at
but at first i thought it was honestly but it was just a pond
don't forget nana's lake
okay we just got right here and we are going to take this little spur trail
down to anna's lake and back and then from there we will continue on
okay so we just turned to the first like
viewpoint for ennis lake and oh my gosh look straight down
it's crazy lana anna sleigh there's rock climbers wow cool
we made it wow this is a beautiful overlook
this is so pretty and the water is like clear like turquoisey really pretty
really cool feel so down to the lake now you just come and take the same trail
right back up to the main trail can't wait to go uphill yeah
hold on hey where'd you go with that hill again
all right we made it to the other side of venice lake now very pretty view up
here old dennis lake yep
i guess that like these weren't over yet that was lake enesville
the lake was longer than we thought it was so now the trail is finally starting
to move back and then we head
to secret lake now here is a secret lake number five number five
so we're right there so we i think we're gonna go this way and then
back this way so that's the route
secret lake nice
all right now we're at the other side of secret lake
pretty nice we're both gonna have broken ankles by
the time we're done with this trail rolling ankles i know he almost broke
his ankle it's close i don't know hurts
probably falling like almost 100 times not really falling but you know
tripped yeah this is quite the rocky trail it's awesome
it's a really good height very rocky slightly dangerous yeah it's a dangerous
hike minnesota knows how to make everything
rugged
all right we are right there now we're gonna go this way
all right we just finished it we just got back awesome
so overall i thought it was a really good hike if you're up in italy like
definitely if you're looking for a longer hike i think this is
a really good trail it's a little rocky it's just really rocky
and um it's a little hilly i call it moderate at this trail i wouldn't say it
was you know too crazy you just like
my big toe hurts from knocking my foot on all these rocks
but otherwise yeah it was a really good trail pretty views of the lake
so yeah i'm happy we did it so we started the hike at 12:23
and it is exactly 2:45 so it was two hours and 25 minutes about it
took us for about three miles a round trip is how
long that hike was so not too bad so with that said
we are going to wrap this up and if you haven't already be sure to go head over
and check out my bear head lake state park vlog and then
we're also going to be doing some more hiking and exploring here at ely so be
sure to watch for that vlog so with that said be sure to give this video a thumbs
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see you guys in the next vlog
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