Pat with Paul Bunyan and Babe
Fall colors (in summer)
Canoeing the St Croix River
Waterfalls at Nerstrand Big Woods SP in MNSept 2010
We didn’t have reservations for Labor Day weekend, so we got to Itasca SP in MN a few days before the holiday weekend. We don’t like camping on long holiday weekends because the campgrounds are crowded and it seems to bring out the worst in people. The worst offenders are the adults and they teach their kids it’s OK to ignore camp rules and common courtesy. Yes, we were glad when they all went home. We spent several weeks in MN at various SPs or NFCGs in the vicinity of the upper Mississippi River basin. Usually when I think of the Mississippi River, I think of a muddy, barge filled industrial river. We actually found the Upper Mississippi to be more remote and scenic than its famous neighbor the Wild and Scenic St. Croix River. We did manage to get out and paddle on both rivers.
We had cool and wet weather in MN, and figured winter was starting early this year. We headed south into Iowa and found out that the heat was still around. We stopped in Humboldt, IA at the Born Free factory to get some work done on the RV. We keep hearing that it’s important to “stay connected” but when we pulled out of the campsite while our extension cord was connected to the power outlet, we pulled the electrical socket right out of the wall of the RV. They fixed this and several other problems and we were back on the road.
We had planned to visit Pat’s friend Margaret in Louisville, KY but, due to Margaret’s health problems, we were unable to see her on this trip. Hopefully next time she’ll be feeling better.
We stopped at our garage in Lewisburg, WV long enough to remove many boxes from our garage and leave it to the thrift store to find a home for our housewares and clothing. We are now back in MD.
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