I have been in Minneapolis for the last week doing reconnaissance for our upcoming journey. Here is a selection of photographs from the trip.
![Everything so green in the midwest, and staying at Bruce's house a few yards away from the train tracks.](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2935-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Everything so green in the midwest. The house where I am staying is a few yards away from the train tracks.
![Luck in MPLS](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2941-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Luck in MPLS
![A very midwest scene: bricks and rooftop watertowers](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2943-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
A very midwest scene: bricks and rooftop watertowers
![This is what happens to an empty lot in MPLS](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2945-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
This is what happens to an empty lot in MPLS
![A surreal urban scene in MPLS](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2947-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
A surreal urban scene in MPLS
![Miles of alleys where people have the habit of leaving free stuff by their trashcans](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2949-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Miles of alleys where people have the habit of leaving free stuff by their trashcans
![A houseboat moored along the Mississippi River](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2951-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
A houseboat moored along the Mississippi River
![Bruce's trainyard](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2957-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Bruce’s trainyard
![Hobo sunset beer spot: Under a train bridge along the Mississippi River](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2960-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Hobo sunset beer spot: Under a train bridge along the Mississippi River
![Possibly the most beautiful boat launch in the world](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2962-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Possibly the most beautiful boat launch in the world
![Charming rowhouses in Minneapolis.](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2964-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Charming rowhouses in Minneapolis.
![Meep meep. The factory in Minneapolis where roadrunner-seeking missiles are made.](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2969-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Meep meep. The factory in Minneapolis where roadrunner-seeking missiles are made.
![Minnehaha Free Space home of the EXCO free skool](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2971-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Minnehaha Free Space home of the EXCO free skool
![Minneapolians are apeshit about community gardens](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2976-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Minneapolians are apeshit about community gardens
![Less an urban garden than an entire urban community farm in MPLS.](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2978-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Less an urban garden than an entire urban community farm in MPLS.
![The Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam #1. Terrifying and impressive](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2981-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
The Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam #1. Terrifying and impressive
![A neighborhood movie theater in MPLS](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2989-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
A neighborhood movie theater in MPLS
![My dream store, alas closed at this hour](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2991-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
My dream store, alas closed at this hour
![North Minneapolis Regional Park boat launch](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2995-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
North Minneapolis Regional Park boat launch
![Food trucks in St. Paul right down town beside a flooded riverside park](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2998-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
Food trucks in St. Paul right down town beside a flooded riverside park
![More adorable cuteness from the Twin Cities](https://i0.wp.com/peoplesriverhistory.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_3001-1024x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C474)
More adorable cuteness from the Twin Cities
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