My first trip back on the Superior Hiking Trail in probably 8 years was in June 2020 and was a relatively quick solo hike from Oberg Mountain Trailhead north about 3 or 4 miles (somewhere after Rollins Creek Camp) and back.
It was a beautiful warm day and my pace seemed fairly quick given I wasn't carrying much besides water.
I am uncertain at which point I turned around but it was shortly after spooking a grouse who started coming at me and it seriously wouldn't quit. Most likely the trail was too close to her nest and she growled at me like a dog and refused to stop for at least a minute (maybe two?) with me keeping her away with my walking stick.
At one point I did trip and fall down; had it been something more serious I'd probably be a goner. 😅Shortly after I encountered a couple of female backpackers and I warned them and at which point the grouse turned and attacked them too. They screamed then soon later were like "oh its only a bird!".
Soon after being humiliated it ceased the attack and everything was fine.
Having had enough for the day I decided to turn around. And at the end of the trail back at the parking area I encountered this cute turtle.
