After a pleasant drive from Bemidji, MN I arrived in Moorhead, MN (just across the Red River from Fargo, ND) around 11:20 this morning. Trouble is that nothing in the Fargo area seems to open up before midday on Sundays. I killed some time filling up, finding an ATM and taking a circuitous route to … Continue reading Fargo – Everyone Loves the Movie
Today was my second adventure day, followed by a bit of sightseeing. About six months ago I saw a story on TV about a company that offers drag racing experiences and, as I planned my trip, I realized I could be in the right place at the right time to try it. That was how … Continue reading A Great Day with a Sting in the Tail
The original plan for today was to spend much of the day driving parts of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway in Minneapolis and then drive to Brainerd, MN. This byway is a connected set of parkways that mainly run alongside the Mississippi and around the chain of lakes in the city. I started off driving … Continue reading New Camera Results in Little Sightseeing
Wednesday, July 12 Today I was able to enjoy driving Great River Road from La Crosse, WI to St. Paul, MN in good weather, and it did not disappoint. Since I had followed the Wisconsin side of the river last year I spent much of today on the Minnesota side with excursions back into Wisconsin … Continue reading A River, a City and Camera Problems
I have started making the journey across the plains. Unlike the original perimeter trip, I do not expect any 500 mile driving days and have time to stop along the way to see sights that I have driven past on previous trips. Today, therefore, was a 300 mile dash along I90 from Rochester, Minnesota to … Continue reading Heading West Across the Plains
Today did not work out as successfully as I had hoped but was still enjoyable. I awoke to the sound of thunder and knew that the weather forecast was for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day but I had not expected the strong storms that I encountered. The first casualty was a possible trip to Effigy … Continue reading Beautiful Scenery Masked by Rain
I knew that the western half of the northern border would have the fewest sights to visit and anticipated some heavy driving days as a result. Today was the first of these as I drove from International Falls to Minot in North Dakota, about 420 miles. I considered heading north of the border and using … Continue reading Day 23 -First of the long drives