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Nature's Beauty and Power in Jackson County, MN

7/30/2016

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There was plenty of nature on display in Jackson County, Minnesota, where we spent two weeks in July.  

​Vibrant daylilies were in full bloom everywhere.  I have never seen so many daylilies as we've seen in Minnesota.
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The county's prairies, fields, trees, and lakes are perfect havens for birds.  We heard and saw so many birds wherever we went.  In the photo below, a Dickscissel (center) appears to be telling a couple of female or immature Red-Winged Blackbirds a thing or two!  
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Below is a Common Yellowthroat with a snack in its beak!
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And there were storms...lots and lots of powerful storms. It seemed that every other night we'd be awakened by thunder, lightning, strong wind gusts, and pounding rain. We even had hail a couple of times.  We were fortunate not to sustain any damage to our rig.

​Brown South Campground experienced some serious flooding. Part of the road was completely under water, and the center grasses were surrounded by a moat of water.  In addition to being within sight of Loon and Pearl Lakes, we now had a pond-front site!
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Fields of crops were also flooded.  We saw many scenes like this on our bike rides. This is not one of Minnesota's many lakes but a soybean field!  I felt bad for the farmers.
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Here is a very impressive shelf cloud over the campground.  Although it looked scary, this particular storm was not violent and brought us just a little thunder, followed by a lot more un-needed rain.
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By our last night in the campground, the weather was calm, and we experienced a gorgeous full moon over Loon Lake. 
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Jennifer Richardson link
7/31/2016 03:38:31 pm

What an amazing space you've built over here, Emily;
it was joy to wander around and take in the sites.
Big sky beauty. Thanks for sharing the view from your travels:)
-Jennifer

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Emily
7/31/2016 09:07:35 pm

Thank you so much for your kind comments, Jennifer! They are most appreciated. :-)

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Cheryl Geeting link
8/3/2016 09:45:24 am

Great photos .. especially the last one! I finally caught up on your blog .. glad Barry was able to save some bucks and fix the TV repair himself! Looks like the RV life is pretty good!

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    Emily & Barry

    We're a long-married, early-retired couple who are currently traveling as nomads with no fixed home base.  After years of living in North Carolina (Emily's home state), we spent 18 months living oceanfront on Ambergris Caye, Belize, a year road-tripping the US in a Honda CR-V, a year in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and are now roaming North America in our 32' motorhome, Pearl, following warm weather whenever possible.

    Our passions are bicycling, walking and hiking, birding, continuing our midlife struggles to learn Spanish, enjoying healthy food (and the occasional donuts & pie!), traveling (duh!)  We travel with a fleet of bicycles and Paisley, our 10-year old Boston Terrier. 

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  • Traveling Twosome Blog
  • BeBelize - Our life in Belize (2011-2013)
  • Earlier adventures (2003-2010)
    • First Belize Trip 2010
    • Fall Sail Cruise Aboard Logos 2009
    • Conch Key 2007
    • Charleston Sailing School 2007
    • Biscayne Bay Sailing School 2007
    • Key Lime Sailing Club 2006
    • Southwest Parks 2006
    • BEYC/Jost van Dyke, BVI 2005
    • Offshore Sailing School 2004
    • Annapolis Sailboat Show 2004
    • Finger Lakes 2004
    • NY State Bike Tour 2004
    • Biras Creek, BVI 2003