Leaving Saint Cloud, we needed to be on highway 23 to 65,
and Last night I tried several times to build the route in the motor company
app on my phone, but every time I did it put this little zig off of 24, and
then back to it. Finally in total desperation I asked Google for directions to McGregor
MN. A town that was north of us on roads we wanted to go on. Low and behold Google
put the same zig in but highlighted it explaining this section was closed for construction.
Go This Way Now
We followed the Detour around a loop that
took us back to near Foley, where the road was indeed under construction.
Definitely Under Construction
There were no detour signs after Foley, and highway 23 still
had barricades across it saying Closed.
While stopped at the intersection trying to figure out which
way to go, a car full of locals stopped to ask if we were all right. We were
except we did not know how to get around the construction. The one fellow said
if you turn around and go down the road they just came up on and go until you
see a blue schoolhouse then turn right you will be all right. Minnesotans are
darn near as nice as Canadians. Nice folks.
Turn Right At The Blue? Schoolhouse
We did exactly that. Turned right at the blue schoolhouse
and the road eventually took us right back to 23 and more barricades.
Now probably if I had not gone 40 miles round trip up a
closed road in 113-degree heat just the other day, I most likely would have
just went around the barricades like most traffic seemed to be doing, about 14
barricades ago. But staring at the barricades that the blue school road led us to,
I could see a gas station just past the next set of blockage.
I went around the roadblock pulled into the store/gas
station, and much to my surprise my traveling compadre was right behind me.
Parking she asked me what I was going to do, and I said I was going to go ask
inside just what is up with this highway.
Now being a northerner, I can relate to Minnesotans Some of
the friends I love are from Minnesota, so when I took off my hemit, neck gator,
and road glasses and walked right up to the counter in that store, looked the
lady behind the counter straight in the eye and asked “What is up with the
barricades on 23. We are trying to get north, and the road is closed”
Oh, she said. Just go around those things. There is no construction,
they put those things up, but the road is just fine. I asked her if she would
tell my traveling compadre the same thing, and she said yes.
Back at the bikes I told my compadre everything is okay,
that she should go inside and ask the lady at the counter about the barricades.
My pal said she believed me, and at this point I was in trouble if there was
any construction up ahead, and the lady at the gas station was in trouble with
me if there was.
But alas we rode
around barricaded for several miles and finally encountered a End Of
Construction sign!
Heading to the worlds largest ball of twine it was rural
roads all the way with no detours.
Largest Ball Of Twine Darwin Minnesota
Creator Of The Largest Ball Of Twine
I was so enthralled with seeing the ball of twine that I had
not really paid much attention to where we were, so when we started out towards
our lodging for the evening. It wasn’t long until we encountered yet another DETOUR with
no idea which way to go.
Fortunately, this time we turned the wrong way, stopped at a
gas station for more fuel, and re charted our route to the great river road,
and north to our lodging.
The only other detour was for two trains very long trains to pass.
Least It Wasn't Very Hot
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