I managed to slip away for part of the day for a state park tour of southwestern Minnesota.  I managed to stop at 4 state parks during the 438 mile journey.  The state parks included:  Kilen Woods, Lake Shetek, Split Rock Creek and Blue Mounds.  I topped off the day by completing a very fun geocache called Are You Up For It? (GC1R7CZ) by threenow24 located in Blue Earth, MN.  It was rated a 1.5 difficulty and 4.5 stars for terrain.

Enjoy the photographs.. 

Kilen Woods State Park	Lake Shetek State Park	Split Rock Creek State Park
Dandelion at Split Rock Creek State Park	The quartzite bridge at Split Rock Creek State Park	Blue Mounds State Park
Bart sitting atop a quartzite outcropping at Blue Mounds State Park	A prickly pair cactus growing amongst the Quartzite at Blue Mounds State Park	Bart atop the railroad bridge abuttment in Blue Earth, MN