State 9 of 50  

    Minnesota

Capital: Saint Paul

Population: 4,900,000 (ranked 21st of 50 states)

Area: 225,000 km² (ranked 12th of 50 states)

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Ride Report

This state: 416 kms     Journey to date: 4,872 kms

Scroll down below the route map for this state's ride report and photos

Ride Report

I'm sorry to report there's not much to say about Minnesota. I crossed it in an afternoon and will only remember it for the ferocious side winds from Fargo to Barnesville. Then of course there was the gravel road riding to cut across country in search of the World's Largest Loon. Minnesota is known as the state of 10,000 lakes and frankly I've seen almost all of them ranging from the very very large to pond-size.

The photos below are the best I can do for Minnesota.