Minnnesohhhta: My 30th State

After spending about a week in Philadelphia, I flew into Duluth, MN and then got a ride up to Ely where I co-instructed one last WFR course for WMA. The students were a blast: most of them were camp staff and the course was part of their required training to lead kids on canoeing and backpacking trips during the summer for Camp Widjiwagen (which is where the course was being held).

Erik and I canoed into town with a bunch of students on our day off. How often do you get to canoe into town? How cool is that? It was a great day; the weather was spectacular and the bugs weren't terrible, either. Better yet, there was a BBQ picnic waiting for us when we got to the beach in Ely!

Oh, and Minnesota makes 30 states that I've visited. The rules of what counts as a state are always evolving. For instance, I only cut a small corner off New Mexico, but I stayed overnight. So, I counted it. I don't count airports. Anyway, the list will grown by two after I drive across country.