Before leaving the Lanesboro area we stopped at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center and did a casual hike on their trails. We hiked down to the Root River on a forested loop.

GPS track of a forested loop hike overlaid on a satellite map showing a river winding through dense woodland

We had the place all to ourselves, plus a lot of bugs, two snakes, and some frogs and toads.

Expansive forested hillside canopy stretching to the horizon under a partly cloudy blue sky near Lanesboro MinnesotaRoot River flowing through a wooded valley, with a rocky gravel bank in the foreground and calm reflective water stretching into the distanceTwo people smiling together beside the Root River surrounded by lush green trees on a sunny day.Woman in a patterned sweater and jeans walking along a grassy forested trail lined with lush green trees and undergrowth