Sunset at Honeymoon Bluff

This evening, I took a group of people to Honeymoon Bluff, overlooking Hungry Jack and Bearskin lakes.  The clouds were perfect for the sunset, so I took a lot of pictures.  I've found over the years that the best sunsets need some clouds, and some clear sky.  This was one of the more spectacular sunsets I have witnessed in fifteen years of living on the Gunflint Trail.

The trail head for Honeymoon Bluff is at a parking lot just off of the Clearwater Road, which is accessed from the Gunflint Trail.  You drive past Flour Lake Campground on the right, and shortly after, turn left into the parking lot.

The hike to the top of the bluff is short, but a little steep.  It is pictured on the left.  Most people in at least moderately good shape can make it up.  The overlook is 200 feet over Hungry Jack Lake, with Bearskin Lake off to the side.

This evening, we were the only group up there.  In the summer, there can be lots of people viewing the sunset.  It is worth it to walk all along the wooden fence to view or photograph the sunset from many different angles.

Sunset at Honeymoon Bluff
Hungry Jack Lake is directly under the overlook, and Bearskin Lake is off to the right.

Some of the clouds in this pictures appear to be fire balls.  Ten years ago today, were in the middle of the Ham Lake Fire.

This one looks like a lava flow coming down a volcano.  However, what looks like a mountain with a river a magma is actually a cloud.  The landscape is visible at the bottom of the picture.

This one reminds me of a pool of molten rock.  I was using a 60 X optical zoom for this picture.

I liked this picture because one of the clouds looked like a giant snake, and I am a big fan of snakes.

On the way back to Gunflint Lake, we spotted four American Woodcocks (Scolopax minor), one Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), and four Black Bears (Ursus americanus).  The first Black Bear looked like a shadow, and when we turned around to look at it again, a sow and her two cubs ran if front of us.