Minnesota was our next destination after the Chicago area - about 6 hrs to the Twin Cities for two days to see Kule’s cousin Bob in Minneapolis and the family of his late friend Rochet in St. Paul. My very first impression of the area was that it is relaxed and green-conscious, and that is so true. The food co-op in Linden Hills had the slogan “How local can you go?” There were so many windmills along the rt 90 stretch (that goes from Boston to Seattle) of pastures and cornfields that it put us northeasterners to shame. We even saw a windmill being transported, and others staged on farmland ready to be assembled.
It was fun hanging out with Bob, Toni, and Will, and getting to watch 6th grade Will do his impressive skateboard tricks and start his first day of school. They enjoyed playing with our sound healing instruments.
We were lucky to catch the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in the Museum of Science in St. Paul – a great presentation combining science, religion, and mystery. I was struck by how central the Jerusalem area is to all religions, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Next destination: The Badlands national park in South Dakota. More corn, corn, corn everywhere… and gorgeous fluffy clouds! The Midwest farm vistas are very beautiful, I must admit. It got much windier as we travelled through South Dakota, feeling like wilder country!
Photos: Bob and Will and Kule, clouds and rolls
Great photos! The Dakotas are pretty windy :) Are you going through Montana as well? If so, it is an awesome state. Bob and I are from there. Eastern is flat and lots of farming, Western has lots of mountains, you get Yellowstone to Glacier National Parks. Helena, where we are from, is the Capitol and extremely diverse. Bozeman and Missula are both college towns. They have that atmosphere as well as much more. Thanks for the updates and continued safe passage. :)
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