A walk back in history

[finnbay]

My daughter Kaija and I took a snowshoe hike back to the Hegman Lake pictographs yesterday. Lots of theories as to what everything means and exactly when they were done.

Kaija:

The full monte:

Maymayguishi:

Wide angle from below:

And a pano of the entire rock wall:

[bogwalker]

Prehistoric guy exaggerating size of fish he caught. Some things never change.

[finnbay]

Quote:

Prehistoric guy exaggerating size of fish he caught. Some things never change.

[reinhard1]

lol. thats funny. however i wish i was there that day. great pictures as usual. good luck.

[JayinMN]

Very nice! I should put that on my list to do this winter. I just bought a new pair of snow shoes. How far in is it?

[finnbay]

Round trip it's about 5 miles. I'll take you back there some day! Morning is the best light.

[Steve Foss]

Nice work on a great location, Ken. How was the trail?

Jason, it's actually best in early March. Morning if you want the sun on the escarpment face, afternoon if you want it evenly lit (shade). By March, the trail across the lakes and portage is usually so packed down you don't even need snowshoes. It's a beautiful and easy trip regardless of the pictographs, because the lakes look very wild and scenic. Lots of rock and twisted trees and such.

I'd planned to go into Hegman this week with clients, but they canceled their trip up here due to weather.

I'd be happy to team up with Ken and show you the sights. We definitely owe you one.

[finnbay]

Trail was in great shape. We could have walked on it now, but my daughter just bought some snowshoes and wanted to test them out. Might change if we get 11 inches of snow tonight.

[JayinMN]

I might have to plan a trip in March. I'll let you guys know if I head up that way.