Tag Archives: Minnesota

Great Cloud

Sunset over Sand Bay from a pier in Ranier, Minnesota

We just returned from another little jaunt, so I am now two trips behind in my posting. Here is a random sunset photo from our Minnesota visit. The sunset itself was nothing special but this cloud was pretty awesome.

In case you don’t wish to wait, I have published a gallery of photos from that trip on my Adobe Portfolio site.

Postcard From Voyageurs National Park

Cruise on Rainy Lake aboard The Voyageur. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

We capped off our road trip with an unplanned visit to Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. Unplanned, because when I first thought about visiting the Northernmost Point I never even bothered to see what else there was to do near International Falls. Rookie mistake!

When we drove into International Falls and saw the signs for Voyageurs, I did a forehead slap and said “you dummy – how did you not remember this was here?!?!?” We were able to book a boat cruise on Rainy Lake and it turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip. Fortunately for us, Rainy Lake was not rainy on the day we visited, and I got a bunch of nice photos. We didn’t see much wildlife, but we did get to see lots of beautiful scenery. The lake is dotted with thousands of little islands like this one.

I’m posting way out of order, but we have begun our final leg toward home, so I wanted to post one final photo from the road. I’ll have more photos and stories once I get home and am catching up!

Mary From Minnie

Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kathy travels to Minneapolis regularly for work – her company is headquartered there.  A few weeks ago she went and allowed me to tag along.  A group of folks that I support at work are located there, so it gave me an opportunity to meet people that otherwise I would only know by phone and email.

Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota

While we were there we took some time to get out and explore.  It was my first time there, and my first time to see the Mississippi River from somewhere other than an airplane.  Here is a baker’s dozen of my photos from that adventure.

Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
Former Pillsbury mill building in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Minnesota
Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Minnesota
Random street scene in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota