In the fall of 2015, we made a big loop from Denver through NE, SD, ND, and southern SK to the crystal-clear waters in Riding Mtn. National Park in MB and incredibly scenic Lake of the Woods in SW ON. From International Falls, we visited Voyageurs NP and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in MN, but skipped nearby Isle Royale NP due to heavy rains. Then we toured the southern shore of Lake Superior, including the Apostle Islands and Pictured Cliffs National Lakeshores. On the Keeweenaw Peninsula, we stayed at Ft. Wilkins State Park and explored the fascinating, picturesque copper country coastline and lighthouses. On the way home from MI's Upper Peninsula, we stopped in Hannibal, MO to visit the Mark Twain house and museums and then St. Joseph's Pony Express Museum.
At that time of year, we had some of those parks and campgrounds almost to ourselves. We were the only overnight guests at one commercial RV park on the shore of Rainy Lake near Voyager's NP. So, we sat in lawn chairs with a glass of wine on "our" private beach watching a thunderstorm across the border in Canada followed by one of the most gorgeous sunsets we have ever seen! While not everything we visited was a national park or monument, it was still a wonderful trip with fall colors, incredible wildlife and scenery, and, except near isle Royale, great weather.
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