Pictured Rocks

Greetings from Minneapolis. I'm doing this post in reverse order...you'll understand as I go. I had some pictures picked out for this post but the connection here is weak and I wont be able to upload them.

Today: We are driving all the way to Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Just under 600 miles from here.

Yesterday (when I wrote this): I am currently parked on a very comfortable futon in the apartment of Adam and Robin, our couchsurfing hosts last night. They live in the college-town area of the U of M in a really nice old house. We went out around the city with their friend who we met last night, and they showed us the sights, including some nice parks, museams, sculpture gardens, etc. We treated everyone to home-made shrimp tacos and guacamole.

The Day Before Yesterday: We spent many many hours driving from Michigan to Minnesota... got to our host's house, and went out for a drink and saw some music.

The day before that: We went backpacking in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which was beautiful. We hit the trail a little late (around 5pm), and hiked 3 miles with our gear and food. We set up camp at Chapel Beach, which featured a beautiful rock pillar in the water that had eroded away from the rest of the cliff. The beach below our campsite was clean and empty. It almost felt like we were in the Bahamas. We hiked back out the following morning and hit the road for Minneapolis.