This was a trip for the books!
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I started making videos to bring you guys along on my adventures. Most of the content in the video is different from this post, so feel free to enjoy both!
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Recently my job has become very uninspiring. I've worked there for over 15 years and 13 of those years were highly rewarding and I enjoyed the challenges, however 2 weeks ago I was at the end of another dumb meeting where my new CEO just couldn't understand an issue and wouldn't trust me on it, so I quit on the spot. Because I don't need that in my life.
I've been wanting to go on a trip to Angle Inlet, a small enclave of the USA, in Minnesota. So I took the passenger seat out of the khaki TJ to make room to sleep in and went on a weekend trip to go check it out and made a few fun stops along the way!
My bed:
My first stop was at a Artesian Well in Ashland Wisconsin to fill up my water bottle.
Wisconsin Point Lighthouse sits way out on a peninsula in Lake Superior.
The first night I slept out on the ice on a frozen lake in Voyageurs National Park.
The park kindly had a fresh pile of wood for fires out at their island campsite.
The next morning, making my way up toward Canada, I found myself in the small town of Ranier MN. A train was departing the station and my Jeep wanted a quick selfie with it before heading on.
I then crossed the border into Manitoba Canada north of Warroad and crossed the border back into the USA at the North West Angle into Minnesota. The border between the US and Canada is cleared of trees down the entire length from coast to coast.
Once I got into town I used the self service customs booth to enter into America!
The telephone on the outside of the booth is for entering into Canada.
I stopped by the general store and went across the street to mail a post card at the post office.
I drove on the Northern most road in the contiguous US and found the Northernmost Point.
Talking inside the local bar I discovered that there's an ice road that goes to Kenora ON. So, seeking adventure, I decided to go!
The ice road went on for 45 miles (after correcting for my many wrong turns)! It even went through gravel roads that crossed islands.
Finally around sunset I made it to Kenora!
From Kenora, I decided to take the road back to the US through International Falls. Shortly after departing I ended up in a blizzard. I thought I was going to have to spend the night in Canada.
Thankfully the snow cleared up. And then I came across a couple of farmers by themselves out in a field enjoying shooting off a bunch of huge fireworks. I pulled over and watched for about 30 minutes. Every 5 minutes they'd shoot off a "grand finale" but it was clear that they had no intentions of stopping anytime soon. But I had to get going.
Coming through Ashland again, I came across an ice race happening on Lake Superior next to the artesian well.
(The "69er" car was having a hard time keeping it on all fours! DCSD?)
This trip was a great reminder of the unexpected adventure and fun that is out there waiting to be discovered!
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