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 Since leaving Banff we’ve driven 1200 miles 

(as a nod to Deborah’s dad we drive only during the day!)

and we’ve stopped for the night in 6 different spots along the way.

So after driving 260 miles today…we were happy…that’s the truth!

to be spending the next two nights in a hotel in Duluth.

Today, just like the other days when it came to roadside attractions we got our wish.

We stopped at the biggest ox cart in the world…and stood inside a 65 foot long fish.

This wonderful trip we’re on which is now only halfway through

has been interspersed with a host of surprises and many spectacular views.

We’ve touched the Pacific Ocean…where the mountains meet the sea

It was too cold to go swimming…on that we both agree!

We drove around and over those mountains…saw a hundred or more trains

Then headed eastward on our trip to where the mountains meet the plains. 

Today we again drove over the plains…wherever we stopped the sun was shining 

and we were cooled by a summer breeze 

Today’s trip took us to into Minnesota where the plains give way to the trees.

As I reflect on the 4200 miles we’ve driven on our Great Northern Road Trip

I wouldn’t change a thing….

And I can’t wait to see what what the second half of this wonderful trip will bring.