Minehaha State Park


On Saturday, hubby and I decided to venture out to look for a good place to take some pictures of the changing leaves of fall. Last year, we didn't have time to enjoy the reds, oranges, and yellows because honestly, it seemed like it was all over in a few weeks. Winter came early and fall was officially done.


The trees outside our apartment complex are beautiful and yellow that are almost too bright. The wind is crisper and there is a definite change in temperature. The nights are getting chilly and before we know it, the snow will start to fall. But before all of that, we're determined to see the rainbow of colors that fall has to offer. In the news each night, there is a "Leaf Update" that tells what the percentage of change that's taking place. Up in the northern part of MN, it's at about 75-90%. Here in the Twin Cities, it's 50-75%.


I've always wanted to go to Minehaha Falls ever since Ibalik mentioned it. Last winter, he took a dope black and white pic of the waterfalls in its frozen state. As we were driving in the Minneapolis vicinity, we chanced upon the State Park by accident. The first area that we parked at turned out to be the dog park. After finding a map of the park, we drove a little bit more further and saw a wedding party. We figured that they were probably on their way to take pics near the waterfall, so we parked and ventured forth.


We heard the distant sound of water trickling and sure enough, we found the falls. In order to get to it, you had to take some stairs down. On the way down, we were passing trees with different colors and it was really a sight to see. I started clicking away with my camera hoping that I'd somehow capture the leaves in just the perfect light. The waterfall was pretty in itself. The surroundings reminded me of Golden Gate Park and of course, the famous waterfall that the once Get-Along-Gang had searched for during a day of gallivanting and ditching school. We took more pics and then proceeded to walk around a bit. It's a nice park and now that we know where it is, we plan on returning again in a couple of weeks and again in the winter time. Pics to come later.