Five years in the Beaver Monterey. My how time flies.
I misrepresented the Bemidji KOA. It’s a busy place; mostly with overnighters. It fills up every night and clears out the next day. I took a picture of the wide open view out our windshield in the late morning. We really enjoyed the KOA and so did Annie. She immediately adopted Roger and Sue next door. She went to their house for a play-day every day. Now we’ll stay in touch with them as we travel and watch for the next time for Annie to get her Roger and Sue Fix.
It didn’t feel like time to go yet, but we left anyway. There are a few more things in Minnesota we want to see.
Off we went to the east on Highway 2. Know what we noticed about Minnesota roads? They’re really stingy with their speed limit signs. They don’t put them out after major intersections. If you turn onto a highway, you can drive for miles and miles and not know what the speed limit is. The only way you know is when you get to the next town, and it tells you to slow down to 30 mph. On the way out the other side of town, there will be one sign telling you what the highway speed is. Don’t miss it. It’s going to be the only one until after the next town.
We arrived at the Cloquet KOA. (Think Croquet when pronouncing the city name.)
It’s outside Duluth. We keep hearing about the North Shore of Lake Superior above Duluth. We’ll day-trip to check it out tomorrow.
We looked around for a place to take a walk here near the RV Park and discovered Jay Cooke State Park. It’s right on a scenic section of the St. Louis River.
Their bird list says they have Ruffed Grouse, American Woodcocks, and Purple Finches here. The thunderstorm sent us back to the car wet before we could find out.
