What a Wonderful Trip!

We really enjoyed our trip up north to the Itasca area. Our campground was not busy at all and we were pretty much the only ones around other than a few seasonal people. We had a beautiful view of the lake, loons were calling, hummingbirds and woodpeckers hanging around. The sunrises were spectacular as were the moon rises. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

The girls had a blast walking across the headwaters of the Mississippi River. I didn't walk across the rocks because so many people were slipping and falling, so I just walked into the river and took pictures. After the river and some shopping in the gift shop, we drove around the state park. We came upon a fire tower which we walked to. Joyce took the girls up to the top (100 feet I believe), but at about the 3rd of 10 levels, my fear of heights kicked in and I returned to the bottom to watch.

We did have rain one day and it was a little dreary the next, but really not all that bad. The girls went up to the office and watched a couple of movies. I spent a lot of quiet time reading the 4th Harry Potter book.