As we left Duluth on the 4th of October we saw this guy in a small park in the town of Cloquet. This is a wood statue dedicated to the French trappers who populated this area about 300 years ago and made the waters and forests internationally accessible. The tree colors were still wonderful and this is really the last of the spectacular displays as we we began to head more south.



The next three days were about 380 miles each ... kinda poor planning on our part as we should have done much shorter runs to enjoy the trip more. On the 4th we came to rest in Des Moins at a really poor park. We had done our research but sometimes it fails. This was a former KOA and a former Good Sam place, but had just been recently delisted from them. Really crappy.

Another 380 miles got us into the Joplin area and the Big Red Barn facility in Carthage which was superior. A great place with super management and wide, clean, level, sites.

Another 380 miles on the 6th of October and we finally rolled into Dallas and back to the familiarity of TEXAS, eh!