Today, day 6, was Megan's longest run so far--23 miles up almost to Aitkin. It was a beautiful, cool day and Megan is feeling good. As she finishes her run tonight, she has done 120 miles.
Megan and Isaac didn't see any bears today, but they did save a baby turtle who was marching to extinction on the road. This was gratifying because they have seen a number of unsaved turtles in the past days. (Megan and Isaac have started a list of things found along the side of the road, but declined to share it with the blog at this point!) Dave saw two foxes crossing the road at different points, and they have all seen lots of deer.
They are staying tonight at the Red Indian Campground on Red Indian Road (yes, even in today's PC world). They are the only transients in the place--the rest of the residents are in RVs with porches and tiki lights. Megan recalls that when she made the reservations, the woman kept asking "are you in a tent, really?" and now she knows why!
Dinner tonight was at the Bowling Alley/Pizza place in Aitkin, where the waitress/cook encouraged them all to clean their plates when she came by at the end of the meal. Megan and Isaac played Buckhunter, a video game with a plastic gun you press to the screen and shoot. We saw this game before in Dalbo--it is a popular activity in this area. (And trickier than you would think to get those bucks.)
Tomorrow is a rest day, and plans are to go to the Aitkin County Fair and rodeo! This is a picture from earlier on in the trip (Dave may replace with Mille Lacs photos when he returns).
1 comment:
I had my turtle saving moment a year or two ago. It was a snapping turtle on the road over the canal between Isles and Cedar. That made me a little nervous. Enjoy the fair- you've earned it! County fairs are a treat unknown to most of us city folks.
John Harrer
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