I was inspired by John's Sphinx Rock over at English Wilderness. Sometimes there are so many overwhelming things to see on hikes that I never get around to sharing some of them. Here's an example.
This great monolith is known as Magnetic Rock, and it is on the Border Route/ North Country Trail in Minnesota's Arrowhead. This is one instance where the Ham Lake fire of 2008 might be considered to provide a benefit. Previously, this rock was quite hidden among the tall trees of the forest. Now... well, you can see how it looks now! We were there just about a year ago, so I suppose I should qualify the "now," but no tall trees have grown up in a year.
Need some perspective on how big Magnetic Rock is? Try this.
We leave tomorrow morning! I'll try to post just before we go, and I've got some things scheduled, too.
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Very interesting rock! From your distant shot, it looked like a giant arrowhead!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really impressive. Also pretty difficult to scale for an occasional climber, but I'd give it a go. :-)
ReplyDeleteDo you know where the name came from?
Is it called the Magnetic Rock because of it drawing people to it?
ReplyDeleteOften forest fires are beneficial. Though I hate to hear of trees burning and habitat for animals birds etc being destroyed often it improves after the fire. So much happens for a reason in nature it's pretty incredible.
ReplyDeleteCool picture, and you're right, the rock's size is very misleading.
Sandy
Thanks for the visit, hope to you again soon
So tomorrow will be one of your great day.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Shades of "2001"!
ReplyDeleteIt didn't look quite so large in the first picture. Cool rock.
ReplyDeleteWow! It's a lot bigger than it looks in the first picture.
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