Monday, August 8
We took our time getting started in the morning and wanted to do another hike around the Chippewa Falls/Eau Claire area. We left the campsite late morning/early afternoon. We quickly stumbled upon an awesome little treat, though – Leinenkugel’s!
Leinenkugel’s is a nice little Midwest brewery – I know them for their wheat beer (Hefeweizen), and I honestly don’t know how I know them. But we had to stop and poke.
No dogs allowed on the brewery tour, so Auggie and I just got a few samples. The Amber is on the left here, the Red is on the right. Mmmmmmm, tasty. (No, Auggie did not drive after his taste. And neither did I. We sat for a bit, relaxed and looked at the map.)
We finally found the Chippewa River State Trail – but it turned out to be a loser hike! The “hike” was a boring flat, paved bike trail, and it was infested with mosquitos to boot. You couldn’t get us out of there fast enough.
Back to the van and the two-hour drive to Minneapolis to see Liz, her husband Bryan and her little girl, Kathryn.
It has been close to 10 years since I last saw Liz live and in-person. It was fantastic to see her, meet her husband and her new baby. We had a fantastic visit to Minneapolis!
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