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#Only in Minnesota Sign

The #OnlyinMN sign made its way to Paul and Babe last week for a short stay in front of the statues.  It has been entertaining watching people interacting and posing for photos as I have been downtown or driving by.  I made my way down last Thursday after dark for some photos of my own lit up along with Paul and Babe.  I actually spent more time taking pictures of groups of people using their cell phones than taking my own.  I took the obligatory cliché image, and tried looking for some different angles.

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Cloud Covered Milky Way

The new moon is upon us, which means prime astro-photography opportunities.  I checked the weather as the sun faded under the horizon and decided to take a drive to Itasca State Park, as it is the darkest sky near me , to see if I could photograph the Milky Way.  The best time to see it was just after Midnight for roughly 2 hours before the center also fell to the horizon.  I arrived around 11:40 in order to have time to setup my gear and begin shooting.  Things were looking great until about 12:30am, when wispy clouds started showing in my 2 minute exposures. By 12:45 a cloud bank had blocked the entire Milky Way.

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Family Farm

Next year will be the Centennial for my In-Law’s Family Farm.  Val has been thinking of planning a celebration next year.  We went over on Saturday for her Dad’s birthday, so I thought I should take the drone with me and see if I could get some good photographs of the Farm from an uncommon view. 

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Accomodations

This trip had a few firsts for us in our travels.  For the first time, we stayed in a tiny house as well as the first bed and breakfast.  Usually, we stay in hotels.  But after this trip, we will look into tiny houses and/or B&Bs.

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Currituck Lighthouse

The last lighthouse we visited was Currituck Lighthouse, north of Duck, NC.  This is tucked away in a park and residential area.  The lighthouse is a distinctive red brick.

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Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

On the small island between the North Carolina main land and Nags Head on the Outer Banks liesl Roanoke Island.  Manteo on this island plays host to the Roanoke Marshes Island Lighthouse.  This is not the original, which was lost while attempting to move it.  But this replica matches the original.

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