Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 7: Rugby, ND Sunny and warm. Passed a section of plains in western North Dakota where hills are in the near distance. The grassy hills have numbers made of small rocks in them so that they are visible from Highway 52. It appears to be a high school class project, as one from each... Continue Reading →
We made some progress the past couple days. Rugby North Dakota is the geological center of North America. We didn't know this bit of trivia until we arrived. We stopped to visit the Prairie Village Museum. It's a fun museum with a large collection, buildings, cars, tractors, telephones, etc, where you can dive into the... Continue Reading →
Day 6: Bemidji, NDSunny and warm. With the idea of staying at a Harvest Host, we proceeded to Rugby for the Pioneer Museum. We got to the museum at about 3 and spent a few hours there. We liked the museum. It was full of old buildings moved there from nearby communities, with old stuff... Continue Reading →
Grand Marais is a very fine marina town. Coffee seems to be the thing here with many cafe's to choose from. In the morning many came out to stroll along the water front with some type of java beverage in hand. Jen and I are late eaters and many of the restaurants closed too early... Continue Reading →
Day 5: Duluth, MNCloudy and cool. For the first time, we spent the night in a Walmart parking lot last night. It went fine. We got up and bought a few needed supplies from the store: we already left a mat somewhere on the ground and had to buy a new one. We also forgot... Continue Reading →
275 miles, and 7 hrs with stops in Wawa for fuel and along the way to take photos at the many roadside lookouts. The drive around the north shore of Lake Superior from Sault Ste Marie to Neys Provincial Park reminded me of Finland. There are so many along the route like we saw in... Continue Reading →
Day 4: Grand Marais, MNSunny and hot. On our way to Duluth. We still need to decide what route to Alaska from here. Stopped at Gooseberry Falls, a beautiful spot where people were climbing all over and wading. The weather is perfect for this activity. Had lunch at Betty’s Pies, which appears to be THE... Continue Reading →
Day 3: Neys Provincial Park, ONCloudy and cool, with mosquitoes. Lake Superior: Large Lovely Lonely Nice hike to Rainbow Falls, where we had our lunch at a picnic table. Visited Thunder Bay, Ontario. Saw a couple strange islands that were both industrial and marsh restoration habitat, kind of weird. We pulled into Minnesota this afternoon.... Continue Reading →
Day 2: Sault Ste Marie, MISunny and mild. Spent the night at the picnic area of Aune Osborn Park, per tip from iOverlander. It is going to be hard to top this campsite. Just south of the Soo locks, ships passed us extremely close to the shore, as they had to navigate some small islands... Continue Reading →
We found a wonderful park (Aune-Osborn Campground) to sit and watch the freighters go up and down the St. Marys River. It is the lot for the picnic area/boat ramp. https://youtu.be/IlyJcig02rw The Soo Locks Visitor Center is a nice place to view the locks. You can watch freighters go through the locks. It's like watching... Continue Reading →
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