The trails here are great riding. Worth the trip, I'd say.

Thanks. The more I ride this bike the more pleased I get. Since I began with "extremely pleased" that's saying a lot.

Yes, she did. I was glad to be there to help.

I couldn't quite work out whether the heavy smoke pouring from the harvester was normal or a sign of trouble.

I'm soooo enjoying your journal!

No kidding. Love it

This is beautiful!

Keith -
I'm so glad you were with Nettie. Your practical/level head will meet the need of any crisis while your light humor lessens it. I'm sure she appreciated you!

Reminds me of when I drove trucks for silage...long dusty days!

Keith -
You really know how to do road trips and take great photos from crazy signs to beautiful landscapes. The short conversation with a lady asking what you did was a nice touch. It's the ordinary that makes a day sparkle, whether chatter with a stranger or dragon flys flittering about. Your roadtrips are reminders to open our eyes and inhale life around us!
Thanks for sharing!
Gretchen

I really enjoyed my experience on the Minnesota trails along the Northern Tier route. Maybe some day I'll return and make a loop ride utilizing the trails.

Nice looking bike. I also ride with front panniers only when the weight and volume of the load isn't too big, just to help with the weight distribution since more is usually carried by the rear wheel anyway.

:)

Fits photos of banded mystery snail... Strange name!

https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/1371717-Callinina-georgiana

Try again in the morning. :-)