October in Cross Lake, MN. Bikes collecting snow. ❄️

Snow-covered Honda Pilot SUV with Diamondback and Liv bikes on a hitch rack, parked near a Pine Ridge Plaza sign in a snowy Minnesota landscape.

41% of voters already completed voting seems high for the middle of October. I wish this had a comparison to previous years.

As of Oct 15, 68 percent of Edina residents have applied for an absentee ballot and of this total, 60 percent have returned their ballot or, 41 percent of registered voters. - Edina Friday Report for Oct 16, 2020

Lake Superior selfie. 😊

Smiling man in a gray beanie and orange plaid shirt takes a selfie by calm Lake Superior with a rocky island in the background.

First time visiting Black Beach today, just outside of Silver Bay.

Dark sand beach curving toward a rocky island topped with bare trees on Lake Superior, with visitors walking the shoreline.

Technically we did hike some of the Superior Hiking Trail today. 🥾🗺

Family of four smiling together on a wooded trail in autumn, dressed in hats and jackets for cool weather.

We had a great hike up the Temperance River Falls today.

Temperance River rushing through a narrow rocky gorge with a red footbridge overhead and visitors looking down from itTemperance River rushing over dark basalt ledges in a wide golden-brown waterfall, surrounded by boreal forest, two visitors stand on the rocky bankRocky Temperance River rushing through a forested gorge with whitewater rapids, surrounded by autumn trees under a blue sky.

Upper Falls of the Temperance River.

Looking at a Winter Snowstorm warning with 3-5 inches of snow we decided to end our MEA weekend early. We detoured back to Cross Lake and are going to dry camp in the parking lot and head home tomorrow. Also, the Weekly Thing will be delayed a day! ❄️

My Theory of RVs:

All RVs represent a giant set of compromises to make the space work.
The key an RV you love is finding one where you agree with the compromises. 🤔

Getting World’s Best Donuts in Grand Marais. They close for the winter tomorrow! 🍩☕️❄️

World's Best Donuts shop in Grand Marais with open sign, a memorial bench in foreground, customers waiting outside red building.