Travel
Judy and I had a wonderful visit to Itasca State Park, no doubt the biggest and best of Minnesota's State Parks. It features the headwaters of the Mighty Mississippi River!
We spent some time viewing all the exhibits at the Visitors Centers (2 of them) and of course, Judy insisted I dip my feet into the exact spot of the headwaters of the Mississippi. Now I need to take a dip in the river where it flows into the Gulf of Mexico!
Later in the day as we were driving to a local place to have dinner, we spotted a large group of trumpeter swans, and it's difficult to select just a few pictures. The swans let us take lots of photos and then they took off looking like the ships in the Spanish Armada heading out to sea!
On the way to dinner we passed the osprey nest, and this time mama was on guard duty!
I am so thankful to Judy for her hospitality and for arranging my stay in the bunkhouse on the Refuge. It was so nice to not have to worry about setting up a tent, and the facilities were better than a motel. I really needed more than a one-night stop, and the two days I spent here have been so energizing. Judy and Emma are so welcoming and I am grateful for being able to count Judy as a friend.
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Travel
Aug 16, 2013, Itasca State Park
Judy and I had a wonderful visit to Itasca State Park, no doubt the biggest and best of Minnesota's State Parks. It features the headwaters of the Mighty Mississippi River!
We spent some time viewing all the exhibits at the Visitors Centers (2 of them) and of course, Judy insisted I dip my feet into the exact spot of the headwaters of the Mississippi. Now I need to take a dip in the river where it flows into the Gulf of Mexico!
Later in the day as we were driving to a local place to have dinner, we spotted a large group of trumpeter swans, and it's difficult to select just a few pictures. The swans let us take lots of photos and then they took off looking like the ships in the Spanish Armada heading out to sea!
I am so thankful to Judy for her hospitality and for arranging my stay in the bunkhouse on the Refuge. It was so nice to not have to worry about setting up a tent, and the facilities were better than a motel. I really needed more than a one-night stop, and the two days I spent here have been so energizing. Judy and Emma are so welcoming and I am grateful for being able to count Judy as a friend.
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Judy operates a popular blog at Travels with Emma and she does volunteer work at the various National Wildlife Refuges around the country. She travels with her dog Emma! Our regular readers will remember when we did a blogger interview with Judy in...
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I got up at 7:30 this morning and was surprised that the temperature was 46F. It's going up to around 80 this afternoon, which is quite a difference. I love the colder nights we're having now. I have a real dilemma - I was planning...
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I pulled into the state forest campground near Voyageurs National Park and found a site, set up my tent, determined that I have wi-fi, and found that I'm going to be eaten alive with tiny little bugs I can't see. I don't know how I'll...
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