Got bored last weekend, so I hopped into the car and took a
roadtrip along the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers in an attempt
to catch the fall colours. I had my camera with me, and these were
some of the results:
The Mississippi River seen from the bluffs of Spring Lake Park.
If the water level seems high, it is, thanks to the heavy rains
that inundated the upper Midwest from a week prior.
Sign at a boat landing just outside Hastings. That signpost is
normally on dry land.
Lock & Dam No. 2, just upstream of Hastings on the
Mississippi, with a bit of morning fog visible in the
background.
The St. Croix River in Stillwater. The liftbridge in the
background links Stillwater on the Minnesota side of the river with
Houlton on the Wisconsin side. Again, note the high water
level.
Pity the municipal worker who has to empty that trash bin.
Now there's someone who knows how to take advantage of
the high water level!
Morning fog on the St. Croix.
Fall colours!
At Taylors Falls overlooking the St. Croix.
The rapids on the St. Croix.
Barge traffic on the Mississippi in Red Wing.
Downtown Red Wing, MN.
A church in Red Wing.
