I was driving up to Thief River today, as I have been doing the past Tuesdays and Thursdays, and marveled again at just how different this corner of the state looks. As I turned on Minnesota Highway 1, I realized that this road stretches across the top tier of the state, and what can be a more different than the difference between Oslo, MN and Finland, MN in topography and attitude?

As I drifted into Warren (high winds today, once again), I thought to myself that ten miles further down the road, the land around the highway starts to change.

So, I began to think about it...what would a trip across northern MN be like if I stopped every 10 miles and took pictures? What would I see? Then I thought...huh...why just northern Minnesota? I got my patented quirky grin, and I thought...hmmmmmmmm....

I bet there are roads that go border to border on all four sides of the state...And for the most part there are. The southeast corner is a tricky, but, it can be done...

Then, I thought...how 'bout the center of the state? Ya know, there are four highways that go from side to side and top to bottom.

I'm going to call it "Minnesota 10 Miles at a Time", and I'm going to plan on doing it during the spring of '07 between the time school is done and I get to Skogfjorden. I have no idea at the moment how long it'll take, but, I figuring two weeks should be plenty of time.

And...I might even get a motorcycle to make the trip with.