Mankato #3

The morning greeted us with a pleasant but breezy “good morning.” It was actually quite surprising how warm it was compared to the previous morning. We got up, made our coffee and I got a fire started and sat there for an hour or so. We hiked several trails just outside our campground and then returned to our campsite and read a bit before showering and taking a short nap.

We had scheduled to meet Dana’s nephew and family this afternoon. Ryan is an edible mushroom geek and wanted to take us on a hike and mushroom hunt. We hit another coffee shop in Mankato before heading to their house. Ryan loaded us into his van and we arrived at his favorite park where he loves to search for mushrooms. He warned us we might not have much luck as it has been pretty dry. We walked the trail and we did find several that weren’t all dried up. Of course it took us about three miles to find them. It was a good hike and we ended up with nearly six miles hiking today.

We bought some pizza for dinner and had a great time catching up with Ryan and Kris.

We will be heading out in the morning and see what the day will bring.Read more