Furgus Falls, MN

MINNNNNNNESOTA!!!! I can't believe we've covered Minnesota and Wisconsin all in a day. I've never seen, or at least haven't in awhile, so many wildflowers along the highway - and such a desolate highway. Supposedly the badlands are worse than this, and I think Mississippi is a close second, but it felt as if there were nothing between the "unincorporated" towns of Wisconsin.

Driving on hwy 2 we passed through an old car show in Ashland this morning then ate at the Golden Glow Cafe - Grand Rapids was the largest we saw today, at about 12,000, and we made it to Bemidji by four. Walked around downtown for a bit, bought dinner and ate it on Lake Superior - we almost got tattoos downtown, thank god it was Sunday. I finally heard the Minnesota accent in the grocery store - "okeeeuy, yah" - and maybe next time we'll get some perch and hear the loons.

From Bemidji we headed south to MOORHEAD, and went off track for officially the first time, simply farther south than we intended, then ended up in Furgus for the night, checked into the hotel barefoot (just to see if they would take offense in Minnesota) and was told I have a very, very strong southern accent.