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Keith, I tried shooing you off, but no you insisted in staying with me until Carol arrived. You were my angel today. After getting bike repaired, I realized it was ER for me. Giant hematoma on thigh and 2 broken metatarsal bones! They said I should be back on my bike in a few days!
1 year agoYup. (By the way, I see you've been getting messages from a Gretchen Carlson. Coincidentally, there was a Miss Minnesota by that name. She went on to become Miss America.
1 year agoIn 40 years, I don't think I've ever seen a loon within the Twin Cities metro area before. Good find.
1 year agoAmanita again. They really are picturesque.
1 year agoSome kind of a Bolete.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48702-Boletaceae
Another Amanita.
1 year agoSome kind of shelf fungus.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47380-Polyporales
Looks like maybe some species of coral fungus.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48707-Ramaria/browse_photos?place_id=38
Might be red russula.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154869-Russula-rosacea
Not a mycologist by any means, but I know this one to be a yellow Amanita.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125389-Amanita-flavoconia/browse_photos
Seems there are over 20 different species of goldenrod in that area! That makes it possible to have several of them in this one shot, but I am not going to try to figure them out! Goldenrod is fine with me. (I tend to be a lumper and not a splitter)
1 year agoRoute 66?
1 year agoYup, got that wave & shout! Thanks! And, yes... you are correct, I have been fishing. And you might even know where! Got hammered with rain all the way home except the last 2 blocks. Seems to happen when 15% chance is forecast. None yesterday when it was 70%. Go figure. Just finished filleting 7 bluegills before I started on the internet surfing.
1 year agoHappy birthday to Linda's mother!
Yes, let's rock to Buffalo Spring Field and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
$100 for toll roads? Yikes!
Driving/flying...at the same time - why not? Sounds like a good book
We avoid interstate as much as possible and love back roads and less traveled state highways
I look forward to your updates.
What an introduction to group touring! Thankfully Nettie will be okay, and she (and you) will be left with a good story.
1 year agoYou forgot to tell us about the bike repairs needed - that's an important piece of the story.
Do you have the same roommate the entire tour, or do you rotate?
Enjoy your short day tomorrow!