Delayed post for Thursday June 21st
Deluge in Duluth! We didn’t realize it at the time, but the big rains we
griped about yesterday caused HUGE rain – nearly 10 inches in two days – in the area of
Duluth, MN. Tonight we’re camping at
Pattison State Park near Superior, Wisconsin, which is right across the bridge
from Duluth. You have probably heard on
the news about the zoo that flooded, killing many animals and temporarily
losing a polar bear and a seal – both recovered. Big flooding in the area, houses destroyed,
huge sink holes, roads torn up. We went
over to see Big Manitou Falls near the campground and it was amazing. So our challenge tomorrow is to figure out
whether US-2 is open through the area so we can continue west as planned.
Today I drove all the way – imagine that! In Superior we took the time to a) get the
oil changed in the Ford – 3600 miles driven so far; and b) go to the laundry
mat. Tonight, we’re camping at Pattison
State Park which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. It
is a really nice park with swimming, camping (of course), picnicking, hiking,
and cool old buildings. Downside? flies and mosquitoes. We had the same problem at Gogebic State Park
last night -- You would think that since we arrived in a POURING rain, they
would have taken a break from trying to eat the tourists, but no.
One neat sight – the mailboxes along the roads in the area
are built, usually with metal poles, such that they will pivot when struck by a
snow plow. Don’t you just love Yankee
ingenuity?
Gorgeous pic of the falls with the rainbow. I did hear about the flooding and hope that does not impede your progress. :
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