I didn’t have enough time to update my New York photos pool until now, so here are some highlights from the rest of the trip.

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Four days in New York City doesn’t seem like quite enough to see anything more than the highlights and that’s what I’ve been doing.  This is a taste of what will make for fun and unique trips in the future.

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A quick weekend in Washington, DC was, as usually happens, a whirlwind of people and unexpected outings.  It was a blast!  As I write this, I’m riding to New York City on a Bolt-Bus using the on-board wifi.  I love practical applications of technology.

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After a 5 day backpacking trip through the back country in Glacier National Park it dawned on me that I had never before said WOW so frequently in such a short period of time.  Entering the park through Canada’s Waterton Park and then backpacking from Goat Haunt over the Stoney Indian Pass and through the Ptarmigan tunnel to Many Glacier was a spectacular way to see a precious gem in the Rocky Mountains.  If you can prepare yourself to possibly confront a grizzly bear, then this trip is worth doing.

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Paddling 70 miles in three days on the Mississippi, from St. Cloud to Minneapolis, was a sublime way to see an increasingly more urbanized river.

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The 60 mile trip down the Mississippi River from Crow Wing State Park to Sartell, MN was incredible for the experiences of paddling 20 miles/day, portaging around dams, camping on the river, and seeing a diverse amount of wildlife.

As long as it rains in the next couple weeks, the Mississippi River levels should stay high enough to paddle.  Hopefully this will be the first of three short trips on the Mississippi this summer.

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After several years, Mike and Meghan finally tied the knot!  The wedding hill in Theodore Wirth Park was a beautiful place for the outdoor ceremony and the Chalet on the golf course was perfect for the reception.  Even a passing whitetail deer stopped briefly to watch the ceremony.

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As we finished our 30 mile bike ride, we loaded up the front of a pontoon boat to cross Lake Minnetonka.  The steamboat Minnehaha cornered us at the docks in Excelsior and while this delayed the return to our cars in Wayzata, it was an opportunity to see a boat that has spent an equal number of years sitting at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka as it has ferrying passengers around the lake.

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While doing a 30 mile bike ride with friends, we stopped at Big Stone Mini Golf in Minnetrista.  The mini golf holes are part of and surrounded by art installations created by the owner of the mini golf course.  It was a blast and worth checking out.

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I helped plan 23 town hall meetings across Minnesota where average people gave their ideas for addressing the state’s budget situation to Democratic and Republican legislators.  Thanks to a youth filled with driving across the plains, I felt comfortable driving to the five meetings I staffed.

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