Leftover rice makes a yummy spinach rice cake, crowned with an egg and shallot sauce.
Great music with Radoslave Lorkovic at Oak Center General Store
506 on the Empire Builder!
Three image panorama of morning on Lake Pepin
Roschen Park
Mom and Cindy had not seen each other in over 35 years!
A gram and her grandson
I was lucky enough to be present when the Empire Builder had to stop and flag a faulty intersection! The train had just hit a turkey.
Another amazing Chef's Table at the Railhouse!
Melting!
Great show with Dean McGraw at Oak Center General Store
A late train makes a good photo op as the sun drops behind the bluffs.
House made black bean burger
Engineer Mary
Conductor Shawn always wave at Lake City
On the bluff top, the fields are turned to lakes as the snow melts.
Gravel roads in the country.
This lone cottonwood in Northern Lake City is surrounded by the swelling Mississippi.
Buddha bowl with quinoa, lots of veggies, and a sauce made with kumquat and Meyer lemon.
Dawn on Lake Pepin
City Hall in the morning light
Water is still rising. Roschen Park sunrise.
The Empire Builder at Maple Springs, MN
VIDEO HERE
Rising waters
My friend Charlie was on this train for his first ride!
Plant based Tofu Tacos!
Roschen Park Sunrise
Dutchman's Coulee
Bellechester, MN
Empire Builder in Dutchman's Coulee
Dutchman's Coulee reflection.
brave fisherman this morning. Cold and Windy
Sunrise at flooded Roschen Park
Morning light downtown Lake City
Flooding at Slipperys in Wabasha
High water at Stahlei Park
Volunteers sandbagged the depot in Red Wing
Conductor Tom in Red Wing