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St. Cloud, Minnesota (and a few of Albert Lea)
Ames, IA...getting warmed up
Mason City, IA - A little bit of FLR
Rochester, Minnesota - Home of the Mayo Clinic
Duluth, Minnesota - On Lake Superior's Western Edge
Superior, Wisconsin - Just Across the Bridge
As usual, I was on the move to get through as quick as I could. However, my reasons were different than usual. I spent
the morning taking pictures of the downtown area and the surrounding neighborhood, then spent a chunk of the afternoon
visiting a friend of mine who was staying at the VA hospital nearby.
St. Cloud is about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The growing city has a population of around 66,000 people. St. Cloud State
University is a decent sized school, of around 17,000 students, that is just north of the downtown area, but due to time constraints,
I wasn't able to check it out.
Whenever I don't know where to begin, I usually try to find a parking garage. So that's where I start!! 
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A nice shot of the courthouse
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Back on the ground
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 Forgive me for even bringing this up... but do not..I repeat, DO NOT...post a picture thread while drinking your 5th beer and listening to Pink Floyd's Umma Gumma!! That is all!! Sorry for the interruption...
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A front view of the courthouse
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A shot of the government complex
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It was Sunday by the way, just in case anybody was wondering where all the people where... 
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A downtown store..the two ladies walking thought it pretty humerous that I was out taking pictures of their downtown. I guess
I do need to get a life!! 
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I really wish I would have gotten a better picture of the convention center. It's a really nice building.
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Well, I guess you can't get more original than that!!
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The Mississippi River Cuts right through St. Cloud
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Skinny tenets??
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Yes, I like ducks..in case you were wondering!!
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After visiting my friend and then visiting the IKEA store, I decided to head back home. It was starting to get dark, but I didn't feel
like paying to stay another night somewhere, so I drove back to Kansas City. However, I decided to make one last stop, and hit
Albert Lea to fill up and grab a bite to eat. It was getting dark and I didn't think my camera would take great pictures, but I gave it a
shot anyway. I managed to get a few in about 15 minutes, but it wasn't enough to get its own thread.
Albert Lea has about 18,000 people. Hopefully someone can come back here and shoot a better thread. It looked to be a decent town
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The courthouse, I believe. I had to take sever pictures. This was the best one I could come up with. It got dark fast.
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And that ended my trip!! I hope you enjoyed!!
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"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut
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