Mile 7686

We leave Grand Forks this morning with the idea of only going to Duluth, MN, a short and easy ride for today. Traffic is low and the scenery changes to nice forested areas and lakes around us.  We drive through several Indian Reservations, regocnizable immediately by the presence of a casino along the way.  In Bemidji, MN we decide to check for a place to lay our head tonight, and find out that there are no open spaces on the campsites, nor any reasonably priced motels or hotels at, or near our destination for today.  To make our mood even worse, shortly after leaving Bemidji we are getting trenched in a thunderstorm front coming through, and more dark clouds are moving in.  We decide to continue towards Duluth and take our chances, but learn upon arrival that we are out of luck.  The front desk manager at the Best Western is very helpful and finds us a place in Ironwood, MI, but that means another two hours riding.  The ride turns out to be nice, the setting of the sun turns on a nice light and the lake views are just perfect.  Even the dark clouds have left us and we ride through the Bad River Indian Reservation to Ironwood, MI.  All in all a nice day, moderate temperatures with a nice scenery going through the forests before reaching the lake.  Reminded us very much to the other side of the border when we were on our way to Thunder Bay, ON.

Those two pictures describe the scenery we went through today

"Fish, I love you, and respect you very much.  But I will kill you dead before this day end."  -  Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea