Minnesota – Departing Thoughts

August 12th, 2015

Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes and I’m willing to bet they missed a few when counting.  With highways bending around the lakes and through the land, I wonder if this is where little red riding hood’s grandma may live?  It was also a great change of pace to be submerged in […]

Minnesota – Twin Cities

August 11th, 2015

Saying goodbye is hard.  When I have family events, usually saying goodbye turns into a 30 minute ordeal as I go around to everyone.  In this case, I was saying goodbye once again to one of my best adventure buddies, Hoobs.  We were heading in different directions, but the short time together was awesome as […]

Minnesota – That’s a Paddlin’

August 9th, 2015

Overcast. Cold. Damp grass.  It was a pleasure to wake up not in a parking lot.  The dogs at the house across the street (dirt road) barked at me as I exited my car, a proper second alarm.  Awake before Hoobs again, I decided to do some work and watch a movie while he slept, […]

Minnesota – Ridin Dirty

August 7th, 2015

Traveling solo is awesome.  You can find a million and a half blogs online (if you have internet) and see why many profuse that traveling solo is the way to go.  I’ve been doing it, and so far its worked out well.  But having a companion to not only see and crash on their floor, […]

Minnesota – Land o Lakes

August 5th, 2015

The border from North to Dakota to Minnesota is in the middle of two cities, simply a river.  So there is no sign at the crossing to stop and take copious amounts of photos.  I’ll have to remember to do that at the end of the state. With a quick stop at the visitor’s center, […]