Sunday, June 28, 2009

Minnesota, Friends, & Kayaking

Rachel and I made the 4-hour drive from Wisconsin Dells to Minneapolis on Saturday morning. The weather was great (overcast and vaguely cool), so I'd rate it about an 80 on my 1 to 100 scale.

From Cross Country 2009

We arrived in Minneapolis Saturday afternoon and spent the weekend with Darrell and Ashley. Our main activity here was kayaking the St. Croix Riverway. Wild River Outfitters rented us flat water kayaks and set us loose on the river with instructions to call for a pickup when we reached the end of the trip. Easy enough. Fortunately, the St. Croix is a pretty smooth river. We encountered nothing more than Class 1 rapids and the occasional stiff wind in the face. There's lots of camping along this river that forms the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Here are a selection of photos from today's adventure:

From Cross Country 2009


From Cross Country 2009


From Cross Country 2009


From Cross Country 2009

See the entire album of our vacation photos. We owe Darrell and Ashley a huge thank you for putting us up while in Minneapolis. Tomorrow we move on to our next adventure!

2 comments:

  1. The kayaking looks like my kind of exercise!! Rachel and I are off to some antique stores and sights up near Penn State. It is a beautiful day here-hope you are having good weather.
    Mom

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  2. I trust you wore your sunscreen.

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