on the road to Austin, Minnesota

On the road to Austin,

National Pipestone Monument.

 Must stop to see Oracle.

 Do you see him?

 

The Oracle knows all.

The Oracle sees all.

The Oracle will lead you to the Winnewissa Falls...

Zooey enjoys a cool drink from a familiar spot...

The big gift shop in town is excited and eager to show off their beautiful and hard work.

 Gots to keep on moving...

A tasty treat?

 ...or an old friend???

Welcome to Blue Earth...

 That's me and my boys nestled at the foot of this Jolly Green Giant!
8,000 pounds of man.

55 feet taller than Zooey the Great.

Eat your Veg-All, boys...

 ...or whatever...

Jellystone is our new spot for the night...

 Here, it is Christmas in July!
Campground Arts n Crafts...

 Ho Ho Ho
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Set up our new site, swam, grilled, ate our beans and wienies...

...just in time for the big storm to roll through.

Early to bed with not one leak in the tent...

Early to bed means early to rise means campground breakfast buffet is not open for 2 more hours.

Head to town, find local breakfast spot.

 Nobody wants to sit with me.
I must have girl germs.

 Mike has SPAM.

When it came time to camp clean up...

Mike has germs and we get the heck outa there.

All American Boys!

and guess what?

...they LOVE camping!

Must be softening up in my old age, because it actually didn't suck.

Nothing beats an extra large can of SPAM!

I know it...

...this ethnic pig knows it...

...and Zooey knows it too...

...but she has to stay outside.

...where there are thousands upon thousands of cans of this salty MEAT...

 Vintage MEAT.

MEAT in the Military...

Ghostly MEAT meetings.

Mighty MEAT.

 

Hawaii's Favorite MEAT.

Viking MEAT.

Minnesota MEAT!

BUT NOBODY BEATS MIKE'S MEAT!!!!

On the home stretch...

 Meow.

See you in Brainerd!