Myre Big Island State Park

We wanted to go someplace close by when we went camping last weekend since it was just going to be a short weekend away. After looking at several State Campgrounds nearby I picked Myre Big Island State Park in Albert Lea. I picked it because they have 7 miles of mountain biking trails and 16 miles of hiking trails. It is on Albert Lea Lake.

We have not had our bikes out at all this year so we were both excited to get out on them. They had had a lot of rain so the trails were pretty wet and muddy. It was lots of fun to be out on them again. And what was even better was the for the first time in 2 years my wrist and hands did not hurt after biking. I am very happy with how they feel after having the carpal tunnel surgery

We lucked out with the weather for the weekend. On Friday we were able to go out for bike ride and have a campfire, it was a beautiful night. On Saturday it was suppose to rain all day but after a misty
start of the day it cleared up and got hot out. We got to ride our bikes and take the dogs out for a couple of walks. 

 

We are loving the new camper! It is exactly what we were looking for in a camper. I am sad that it is going to be over a month before I get to go camping again. But I have lots of trips planned for later in the summer.

When we leave the dogs alone in the camper we shut them in the bedroom to keep naughty Otis out of trouble. In our old camper it was a sliding door but in the new one it is a actual household door. Well you can see by the picture above there is about a 3 inch gap between the door and the floor. The first time we left the dog it went just fine. They both just lay down and the bed and take a nap. Well on Saturday when we went biking we came back to find Otis in the living area and poor Morgan all alone in the bedroom. Otis managed to squeeze his body under the door. I don't know how he did it! Now we have to figure out how we are going to keep him in the bedroom. He is such a naughty dog.

As you can see we wore the dogs out. Nothing like a good long walk to put them to sleep.

We both really like Myre Big Island State Park and will go back. It is a nice place to go for a quick getaway.

I can now check off one more State Park off of my list. My goal is to visit/camp at every state park in MN.

Sharon