enroute to the Twin Cities

So here I am in a rest area along MN 371 near Brainerd (remember it's mention in the film Fargo?) and I'm taking a bit of a rest and using their free wi-fi. I think this might be a case of 'is there no escape'...
Oh, I am safely parked while taking the photo and making this posting.

Vacation news

< Bob Dylan's boyhood home (8/22/2007)
Vacation day 3 and here I sit in Bemidji, MN on vacation. My day began in Superior, WI and after packing up, I visited Duluth, MN - a place I've only read of before. The weather was a bit misty, so visibility wasn't superb. I can't complain as I was even more fearful that it would be hot and humid. A fair trade...
Then I was off again, further north to the mining area of Virginia and then Hibbing. I stopped in at a view point overlooking Virginia. I wondered how the skies might have been before efforts to control emissions became the standard. There are many trees, not like back in Idaho. Even though they are green, it didn't seem a vibrant green. I don't have a reference point, so I don't know if it's normal or not. The flooding due to heavy rains is happening in South East Minnesota, not up here. It was sunny up here. My travels are just to try and get a view as I drive along. It's been pleasant. There are lots of lakes and rivers. I've crossed the Mississippi several times. In this area, it doesn't look like much. I do know it is more impressive a bit south.
Next was a stop in Hibbing - boyhood home of one Bob Dylan. I took some photos of his home on 7 th Ave. East.
Tomorrow I'll drive back south towards the Twin Cities. I haven't decided on a route. I'll ask of the several I see in my map book. Friday I need to return the rental car and join up with the FedEx Freight gang here to support our drivers in the National Truck Driving Championships. I wish it was me again... next year...

Stay tuned for more as I can get online and I think of it.... g