Pipestone National Monument

 Recently I ventured to Minnesota and the Pipestone National Monument. The area has stone that Native Americans used to carve pipes, hence the name, and other artifacts. The monument has a nice trail that takes you out to the quarry. It's a short trail that even the most out-of-shape traveler should have no problem with. The drive there took us across green, rolling hills. It was rainy the day we drove there, and in my opinion that makes the colors gracing the landscape brighter. The greens were deep and rich, the temperature cool. A perfect day.