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It's Zeena's 11th birthday today! Please join Tonttu and us in wishing her a happy, bouncy birthday. 🎂

Yesterday water was out in our neighborhood (for utility work), so we escaped north to Duluth and cooler weather. It was gorgeous! Like spring was down in the Metro a month ago. Lots of warblers singing, including many Mourning Warblers that are rare back home.

We did a 4 mile loop at Jay Cooke State Park, on the other side of the St. Louis River via a suspension bridge that Tonttu was not terribly happy to cross...

#Hiking #Huskies

Ryan Talbot 🤖May 27

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A huge win for the #Huskies. Keep it rolling, boys.

Wilkołaak May 26

A beautiful foggy day for walkies. #walkies #outdoorlife #dog #husky #huskies

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Paws to Trail May 18

Zeena always loves a good hike, but she got ESPECIALLY bouncy after cooling off in the river!

If only we trusted them off leash long enough to let them romp and splash freely.

#Huskies #DogsOfMastodon

Paws to Trail May 18

Yesterday we made a loop around the SE corner of Afton State Park, checking for the latest warblers and other avian migrants to have arrived. The trip back paralleled the St. Croix river, with a staircase down the steep bank at the end, allowing access to the water. Of course the huskies loved that!

#Huskies #Hiking

Paws to Trail May 16

We took the day off Thursday to head north to Banning State Park (half way between the Twin Cities and Duluth) for hiking and birding as migration picks up. The huskies would have loved a faster pace, but they permitted their humans to stop and look/listen for birds along the way.

The park borders the Kettle River, known for the big holes drilled in the bedrock by boulders swirling in the water eons ago.

We were there a bit earlier in migration than usual, which meant no Canada or Magnolia warblers for us, but we did identify several Louisiana Waterthrushes, which is new for us at this park!

#Hiking #Huskies