Today we wanted to get to the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca. Clint knew all about this so we received a geography lesson. But first I gave my own geography lesson. It seems that the world's tallest structure, until recently, is the tv tower at Blanchard, North Dakota. It was only 32 miles out of our way. So we changed our route and the day's trip was actually shortened. We saw the tower and rode towards it and found a dirt road that went to it. And as a result we got close up pictures. It was built in 1963 and is 2063 feet tall. That's definitely a TALL THING. From there we proceeded east to Lake Itasca which is the beginning of the mighty Mississippi River. The first bridge across the river is a SMALL THING, actually just a board. But we all walked across it. I tried to get Linda to walk across the river which was maybe 15 feet wide and 8 inches deep but she did not want to fight getting in and out of her boots. We were now only 35 miles or so from Bemidji where we wanted to stay the night. We arrived at the KOA campground and asked about prices. We could rent a motel room for what they were asking for a cabin and I told the lady that they were pricing them selves out of business. They also wanted $33 to pitch a tent so we left. I found another campground for $19 and that is where Linda and I stayed. C&C are doing the motel thing for another night as the cool night air is hard on Clint's sore throat. Linda and I rode back into town to get a sandwich and an ice cream cone. Bemidji is famous? for it's statue of Paul Bunyan, the legendary TALL lumberjack along with his blue ox named Babe. We passed by the statue so we went back for a picture. It looked like the best picture was under the statue so down the sidewalk we went. ~350 miles
2063 feet tall
First bridge on the Mississippi
Linda, Paul and Babe
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