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| I'm slightly obsessed with TR.... |
We've been away from wireless for a stretch, and in the meantime...I've been to all 50 states! After an 11 hour drive today (Geoff was a trooper, and so were the girls) we are settling into Mackinaw City/Macinac Island, MI. This is the spot that connects the UP of Michigan with the mainland--a beautiful spot in the world! Here are some thoughts and pics from the last few days...
7/23: We crossed the border to North Dakota!!! Not quite the same way that Lewis and Clark did...but it was truly thrilling nonetheless....
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| 50 states--weehoo! |
7/24: Sitting here at Cass Lake, Minnesota….and still thinking about the Missouri River. Interestingly there was an article in The New York Times today about the fight amongst states in the Missouri River region about what to do with the river…what is it for? I hadn’t thought of that question before, yet with what I saw out of our windows of the RV, I’ve gained a much deeper appreciation of these regional issues. The down river states (Missouri, in particular) want to make the priority of the river commercial, even though the barge industry is shrinking. Upriver states such as North Dakota, see the river’s main function for reservoirs and recreation. The tension is real and the Army Corps of Engineers, who gets their orders from Congress, are caught in the middle. All sides agree that flood management is the most pressing matter….especially in 2011.
7/25: On another river related note, we are heading through northern Minnesota—there really are 10,000 lakes up here and they are spectacular—on our way to Mackinaw City, which connects the Upper Peninsula to mainland Michigan…and what did I see but the very beginning of the Mississippi River. It looked so innocent, so calm, so small and manageable. As with many things, looks can be deceiving as I thought back to the countless floods and hurricanes that have affected the people, communities, and businesses on the banks of that mighty river. It also reminded me that we really are heading back east; I have mixed emotions about that. Off to Mackinaw...looking forward...
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| Open Road in North Dakota....nothing like this in NJ! |
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| Cass Lake, MN |
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| The storm passed... Mackinaw Bridge, MI |
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