First stop this morning was to see a house in Minnesota that was built by Diane's grandmother's half brother. It's now on the National Register of Historic Places!
Believe it or not, I think we made more stops than we did yesterday, although many of them were short.
Minnesota is in love with large animal statues. Along the NCT you can find the world's largest loon, prairie chicken, and turkey. I have pictures of those. Now I've added an otter to the collection. But this one is metal.
It's holding down a fish with one paw.
Next stop was to do a short hike at Maplewood State Park so Diane could get some Minnesota NCT miles.
Then we needed lunch, which was topped off with pie. Pie is picture worthy.
Then we stopped in Pelican Rapids to see, well, the world's largest pelican!
Then it was off for the North Dakota border and Fort Abercrombie. They have recreated the blockhouses of the fort.
We made a couple of short stops to collect scavenger hunt game answers that is part of the Hike Fest. Then it was on to Dead Colt Creek Campground. There are several other people here who are attending Hike Fest.
This day is DONE! Tomorrow starts early enough with a hike, and I think we maxed out this day. We are beat, but happy. View from our campsite.
Hiked 1 mile of NCT in Maplewood State Park, Minnesota.
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