Kadunce River Trail — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“These are the three things—volume of sound, modulation of pitch, and rhythm—that a speaker bears in mind . . .” … It is those who do bear them in mind who usually win prizes in the dramatic contests; and just as in drama the actors now count for more than the poets, so it is in the contests of pu
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The Tombolo — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Every island to a child . . .” … is a treasure island.” ~ P.D. James , The Lighthouse
on Nov 10
Judge C.R. Magney State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“There is a place . . .” … A place that knows no sadness, where even feeling blue is a happy thing. A place inhabited by little blue beings three apples high. It lies deep within an enchanted forest, hidden away beyond the medieval village. Most people believe this place is made up, only to be fou
on Oct 18
Grand Portage State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Once we loved the flowers . . .” … Now we ask the price of the land Once we would take water But now it must be wine Now we've been And now we've seen What price peace of mind Take a piece of my mind!” ~from “I Think I’m Going Bald” by Rush
on Oct 4
Superior Hiking Trail Northern Terminus — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Well, it's all right riding around in the breeze . . .” … Well, it's all right if you live the life you please Well, it's all right doing the best you can Well, it's all right as long as you lend a hand” ~from “End of the Line” by The Traveling Wilburys
on Sep 27
Burt Lake County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“There’s a road that takes me home . . .” … Take me fast or take me slow Throw my head out the window Feel the wind, make me whole Write my name up in the sky As we contemplate goodbye I don't know, we don't know, where we go” ~from “Where We Go” by Pink
on Sep 15
Seven Mile Creek County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Forgiven the giving while the living is living it up . . . … So many people are sleeping while standing up.” ~from Lost at Birth by Public Enemy
on Aug 27
Timberlane County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth … … Hold on to what you believe, even if it’s a tree that stands by itself. And hold on to what you must do, even if it’s a long way from here. Hold on to your life, even if it’s easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, even if someday I’ll be
on Aug 4
CrossFit Ruck — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Catch a cannonball now, t’take me down the line . . .” … My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone” ~from “The Weight” by Robbie Robertson of The Band
on Jul 29
Lowe Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Cloud Nine was always out of reach. . .” … Now I remember what it feels like to fly; You give me butterflies.” ~from “Butterflies” by Kacey Musgraves
on Jun 30
Lake Louise State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“The storms come and go. . .” … the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling.” ~ George R. R. Martin
on Jun 27
Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“It’s the glitches and twists, I thought. . .” … that make this universe unique and compelling. Without flaws, there would be no depth, no substance.” ~ A. M. Jenkins
on Jun 25
Myre-Big Island State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Let's love ourselves and we can't fail. . .” … to make a better situation. Tomorrow, our seeds will grow; all we need is dedication.” ~from “ Everything is Everything ” by Lauryn Hill
on Jun 4
Red Rock Falls County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“There's a problem, feathers, iron. . .” … Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall) Fall on me (if it's there
on May 29
Kilen Woods State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“I look at my feet and there’s fish in the grass. . .” … The grass is so green and the fish are alive It's getting to lunchtime and the fish are all shimmering They curl like numbers in the bright green blades Those fishes are feelings, yeah, those fishes are thoughts And they never get caught”
on May 19
Biking Mankato — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“I’ve never been certain . . .” … whether the moral of the Icarus story should only be, as is generally accepted, ‘don’t try to fly too high,’ or whether it might also be thought of as ‘forget the wax and feathers, and do a better job on the wings.” ~ Stanley Kubrick
on May 14
Fort Defiance State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“One day in summer Frog was not feeling well . . .” … Toad said, ‘Frog, you are looking quite green.’ ‘But I always look green,’ said Frog. ‘I am a frog.’ ‘Today you look very green even for a frog,’ said Toad.” ~from “ Frog and Toad Are Friends ” by Arnold Lobel
on May 10
Minneopa State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Pay what you owe when the time is right, in this lifetime or the next. . .” … And if in the next I’m a horse you can pay me in oats. And if I’m a cow, milk me gently.” ~Kenny Boy in Reservation Dogs (season 2, episode 10)
on Apr 13
Timberlane County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“When the evening pulls the sun down … … And the day is almost through Oh, the whole world it is sleeping But my world is you” ~ from “Bloom” by The Paper Kites
on Apr 9
Perch Lake — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Back in the old days it was a matriarchal society . . .” … The women were very vocal in the council, in the home, and they owned the land. As a Cherokee woman, I believe that the world is mine.” ~ Joely Queen , in Project 562 by Matika Wilbur
on Apr 7
Pilot Knob State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“What a beautiful face I have found in this place . . .” … That is circling all round the sun What a beautiful dream That could flash on the screen In a blink of an eye and be gone from me Soft and sweet Let me hold it close and keep it here with me” ~from “ In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ” b
on Mar 29
Charles City Riverfront — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Walking over, walking under . . .” … always looking up. A permanent flowing through broken memories, this river life … a fragile balance stepping, stepping, stepping toward a resurrection required to live this river life. Bank to bank, forever reflecting the not
on Mar 18
Minnesota History Center — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“The water is a woman . . .” … this great mother who's just always providing life; endlessly, tirelessly providing life. And I've always felt such a deep love for the water just because she brings so much to us. She helps us renew. She helps us wash away, she helps us restore.” ~ Erin Wise ,
on Mar 6
Sakatah Lake State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere . . .” … And you know it's really hard to hold your breath I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress Well, my feet they finally took root in the earth But I got me a nice little place in the stars An
on Mar 3
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“You are water; I’m water . . .” … we’re all water in different containers that’s why it’s so easy to meet someday we’ll evaporate together.” ~ Yoko Ono
on Mar 2
Red Wing — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“You keep sayin' you've got somethin' for me … …Somethin' you call love but confess You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin' And now someone else is getting all your best These boots are made for walkin' And that's just what they'll do One of these days these boots are gonna w
on Feb 14
Cannon Valley Trail — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Being a robot is great … …but we don’t have emotions, and sometimes that makes me very sad.” ~Bender Bending Rodríguez, Futurama season 4, episode 3
on Feb 9
Lake Wilmert — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“So you think you got it all figured out … … You're an expert in the field, without a doubt But I know your methods inside and out And I won't be taken in by fire and ice” ~ ”Fire and Ice” by Pat Benatar
on Feb 7
Flandrau State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Schicke mir ein Blatt, doch von einem Strauche …” … Der nicht näher als eine halbe Stunde Von deinem Haus wächst, dann Mußt du gehen und wirst stark, und ich bedanke mich für das hübsche Blatt.” ~“Schicke mir ein Blatt” by Bertolt Brecht English translation: “ Send me a leaf, but from a
on Feb 3
Snowshoeing Martin County — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“I will not follow where the path may lead … … but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.” ~ Muriel Strode
on Jan 30
Preparation Canyon State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Being positive is like going up a mountain …” … Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.” ~ Chuck D
on Jan 28
Lewis and Clark Monument Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“We don’t want anyone to tell or steal our story …” … We’re not only still here but we’re not leaving. We’re not going away.” ~Bobbie Conner, director of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute on projects such as LewisAndClark.travel and NativeAmerica.travel that promote the trib
on Jan 24
Timberlane County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact … … And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.” ~ Dr. Seuss , Oh, The Places You'll Go!
on Jan 24
Fitzgerald Theater — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Baby, check this out … … I’ve got something to say Man, it's so loud in here When they stop the drum machine And I can think again I'll remember what it was” ~“ Man, It’s So Loud in Here ” by They Might Be Giants
on Jan 22
Carver Park Reserve — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Nature's first green is gold … … Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day Nothing gold can stay.” ~“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
on Dec 26
Timberlane County Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“I’ll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years … … Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years Gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come get up, my baby” ~from Golden Years by David Bowie
on Dec 20
Prairie Winds Kite Fly — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“The world’s a nicer place in my beautiful balloon …” … It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky For we can fly, we can fly” ~from “Up Up and Away” by The 5th Dimension
on Dec 13
Dignity — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“When you look back — and even presently — women are always on the front lines of civil liberties movements . . .” … This fact reaffirms that we are leaders. Although we may not see ourselves as such, or desire it, because what’s more important for some of us is having the opportunity to raise the
on Dec 7
Badlands National Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place . . .” … He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary, that eagles should be cr
on Nov 30
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“From nowhere we came; into nowhere we go . . .” … What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” ~ Crowfoot , Chief of Siksika First Nation
on Nov 20
Stehekin Valley — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“A weak person comes here and just breathes and eats and lives . . .” … The longer he stays the better … he can breathe, the more he can eat and enjoy, and he begins to realize that … there is a satisfaction in life that he before but dimly comprehended.” ~ printed in The Chelan Leader
on Nov 12, 2023
Stehekin — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“We simply need that wild country available to us . . .” … even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.” ~ Wallace Stegner
on Oct 27, 2023
Lake Chelan — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“Throw a stick in any direction . . .” … and where it lands, there were Indian people.” ~ Adeline Fredin , Colville Confederated Tribes
on Oct 17, 2023
Twin Sisters Rock — Southern Minnesota Guy
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“The large basalt pillars in front of you are actually two Cayuse Indian sisters . . .” … Coyote, a spiritual hero of many Indian legends, fell in love with three sisters who were building a trap in the river to catch salmon. Always the trickster, Coyote watched them and at night he would destroy
on Oct 10, 2023