{"id":11458,"date":"2018-07-29T18:06:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=11458"},"modified":"2018-10-17T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T17:25:04","slug":"barn-bluff-red-wing-mn-exploremn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/barn-bluff-red-wing-mn-exploremn\/","title":{"rendered":"BARN BLUFF \u2013 Red Wing, MN #exploremn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barn Bluff\u00a0is a\u00a0bluff\u00a0along the\u00a0Mississippi River\u00a0in\u00a0Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. The bluff is associated with\u00a0Dakota\u00a0legend from hundreds of years ago. During the 19th century, the bluff functioned as a visual reference for explorers and travelers.<\/sup>\u00a0The bluff overlooks the downtown area and towers about 400 feet above the\u00a0Mississippi River\u00a0with an extensive view of\u00a0Lake Pepin\u00a0to the south. It is one of hundreds of bluffs in the\u00a0Driftless Area, which covers parts of\u00a0Wisconsin,\u00a0Iowa, and\u00a0Illinois, in addition to the southeastern toe of Minnesota. -wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Barn Bluff aka Mount La Grange and He Mni Can, is\u00a03100′ long, 800′ wide, 334′ above the river and 1001′ above sea level.\u00a0 There are two main lookouts (red dots) on either end of the bluff; both equally spectacular.\u00a0 \u00a0The main trailhead can be accessed on the East side;\u00a0 off of East 5th Street (blue dot).\u00a0 See Map<\/a> for trail details.\u00a0 More info on Barn Bluff here.\u00a0 <\/a>If you even find yourself in Red Wing, plan on spending a couple of hours hiking the bluff; you won’t be disappointed.\u00a0\"Barn<\/a><\/p>\n

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