We left Mirror Lake campsite pretty late by the time we did a short hike to Pulpit Rock, I could not resist and emptied the trailer. We traveled a bit on I-90 across the Mississippi into Minnesota then headed north on the Great River Road. The scenery was gorgeous but there are no places to stop along the highway, so imagine dark green steep hills on both sides of the river and the river in deep blue with yellow/green grasses along the shore. We saw at least one eagle. Just lovely. We stopped in Winona briefly but went on to Wabasha. There we were able to stroll along the river, have a latte -first of the trip and walked a bit of the old river town. The across the bridge and back to Wisconsin with a brief stop in Stockholm, an old river town founded by and still celebrating the Swedish heritage. We spend the night at the Maiden Rock Meadery in the midst of an orchard. Tomorrow we should reach our target area for more extensive stops at some state parks, river parks and a National Scenic River.
A statue to the Chief for whom the town in named, Wabasha. There were three of them and they were all outstanding leaders.
This was shot from Pulpit Rock with the canoe about 40 feet below on a small portion of Mirror Lake. Hard to see where the water, the reflections and the trees start and stop.
Ready to harvest in the orchard where we stayed for the night.