Minnesota's Lower Red Lake and Bemidji

On our trip up from Texas we were excited to see ice forming around the edges of puddles in marsh land.  By the time we got up to Grand Forks, entire rivers were frozen - and still are.  There has been snow on the ground in Grand Forks every day since we got here: some days more, some days less.

We've just come out of the east entrance to Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, and we are on the shores of Minnesota's Lower Red Lake.  No surprise, it's frozen, too.

Now, you might think we would be tempted to just follow those tracks out onto that frozen lake, but no-o-o-o, our momma's didn't raise no fools!!  We're from Texas.  That lake might just take exception to that fact and swallow us right up.  We'll stay on solid GROUND, thank you. It is gorgeous, though.

We are headed to Bemidji (Be-mid-ji) now, a town of pretty good size.  Our little side trip to the Refuge has taken up some time, so we're thinking we need to consider a quick, late lunch in Bemidji and then head on home.

We stumble on one of John's favorites, Oriental food, and so he is a very happy man.  That's good, because I'm fixin' to push his limit...