Valentine Visit to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Matt and I have been trying to make it out to the Arboretum for several weeks to check out their XC ski trails. Today was the day, conveniently giving us some time together without Optimus. We arrived before Saul and Noel, and used the opportunity to explore the Orchard exhibit in the Great Hall. It was amazing, and I took a lot of pictures. I wish I could share the fragrant flowers with you as well. Due to the large volume of photos, I am posting a few selections here and a link to the Picasa album if you want to see them all.

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

After a pleasant interlude with these warm blooded flowers we hit the trails, following the Forest Trail to the Arboretum Trail to the Green Heron Trail back to the trail head. The map says we went 3.5 miles, but my body would argue it must have been more.



The trail started out in a mix of coniferous and deciduous forests, edged by prairie and fields of wild flowers, then transitioned into the various demonstration gardens. The light was perfect, the sky so blue it looked fake. . .a really nice morning.