Northern Minnesota Eagle Count

During our time in northern Minnesota around the Leech Lake area, we've spied four bald eagles:

Two sitting in tree tops.

One flying over the lake. We watched it swoop down and carry off a fish without even getting its feathers wet.

And this one, which was chillin' on the side of a road dining on some road kill.

Walking Across the Mississippi River

The scenery in Minnesota's Itasca State Park is amazing.

Even though it's June, the air temp was chilly up here in northern Minnesota. That didn't keep the crowds (including us) from coming to visit this famous state park, though.

There are 150 lakes inside its borders, not to mention the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

That's right. In case you forgot, or just never knew, the Mighty Mississippi starts in Minnesota and that me walking across it's very very beginning!