June 26, 2021 Greetings from Houston (Minnesota, that is!)
It is a rainy afternoon and we find ourselves in a public library in Houston, MN after visiting the International Owl Center across the street. Very cool place, indeed.
Since we departed from Door County, Wisconsin, and headed to the south shore of Lake Superior, we have completed our geocaching goal of finding caches in every county in both Wisconsin and the few we had left in Minnesota. We discovered some "oddities" and visited some national park service sites. We experienced some cold nights with temps in the 40s while camping at Copper Falls State Park near Ashland, WI, and a cold, windy boat cruise around Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Because of the Summer Solstice, I have been waking up before 5:00 when the sky begins to lighten as I usually do. Then twilight in the evening until after 9:00 make for longer adventurous days.
We followed the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and found some rugged landscapes along the river across from Minnesota. One night at a state park in southeastern Minnesota after visiting the SPAM Museum in Austin (again Minnesota, not Texas). Our visit to Effigy Mounds National Monument in NE Iowa found us hiking the Fire Point Trail in warm, muggy weather. We have had a few rainy days lately so have explored LaCrosse, WI and crossed the Missisippi a few times. Our current campground is on the Wisconsin side of the river.
Now for the pictures:
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