Day 1
Fourth of July weekend was again a success. We enjoyed
strawberry picking, pontoon rides, mini golfing (Heather), and a phenomenal
fireworks display. We also got to do some fishing and played several games.
Nonetheless, we were excited to start out on our second annual week long
camping trip after this amazing weekend.
We stopped at Itasca state park so that we could stretch
our legs, walk in the Mississippi River, and try out the new bike path that is
under construction. We also stopped by LaSalle Lake state recreation area (SRA)
on our way to spend our first night at Lake Bemidji state park. LaSalle was a
nice park with two large cabins overlooking the lake which would be perfect for
a future trip.
We got to Bemidji in the afternoon and we were glad we
chose this park because there weren't too many mosquitoes.
We went on the bog
walk and saw several pink and white lady slippers in bloom. Jim took some
pictures of the bog.
Then, we went to watch the sunset down at the beach.
The water was cold, but the wind kept the bugs away and we returned to our tent
to play farkle just after ten o'clock.
Miles biked: 5
Day 2
After a fantastic meal of egg sandwiches, we rode our
bikes along the Paul Bunyan trail towards the town of Bemidji. We stopped to
have some DQ and then headed back to our campsite to relax. Then, we decided to
bike back to the bog walk to take some better pictures of the lady slippers.
Unfortunately, there were more mosquitoes this time and we were unprepared
without bug spray. It rained a little bit when we returned and we retreated to
the tent to read and take naps.
Jim had cooked our chicken earlier in the day so dinner
was quick make. We all agreed that chicken wraps were a good decision. Heather
wanted to do geocaching so we did this after dinner with only a small section
at the end that was buggy. This time most of us changed and used bug spray. We
spent the last part of our night the same way as the night before. We went down
to the beach and then played farkle. These long days were perfect for camping.
Wildlife spotted: one thousand mosquitoes, hundreds of
helicopters (dragonflies), and two ticks
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