To Minnesota 7/1/2018

We decided to take a scenic route towards Minneapolis, where we will visit with friends. We drove

along the Wisconsin, and then the Mississippi Rivers through small town Wisconsin, Absolutely beautiful country. In many places, the rivers overflowed their banks to low lying treed areas. If you're not in a hurry, a 2 lane back road beats the Interstate any day.

Last night, strong thunderstorms blew through Iowa and Minnesota, and some just a few miles south of where we are staying in Rochester, MN had winds of 75-85 mph. We had heavy rain, thunder and lightning, but no damaging winds.