The Drainpipe

My favorite area of Minnesota is easily the North Shore area with all of the state parks, rivers, waterfalls and the Superior Hiking Trail. The image below is of the Drainpipe, which is a small section of the Superior Hiking Trail and it can be found in Tettegouche State Park. I shot it fall of 2009 on a quick backpacking trip. I don't know for sure but I am guessing that it got it name because this is the main run off for water after a rain from the top of this ridge. It might not look like it here but it gets really steep really quick almost to the point of a 4th class scramble.
Shot with a D300 and a Nikon 18-35mm.