Day 12 Part 1 Overview

Day 12 starts with my departure from Diamond Lake Count Park near Kandiyohi Minnesota.  I rolled south to US Highway 12 and headed east rolling through Atwater, Grove City, Litchfield, Dassel, Cokato, Howard Lake, Waverly and Montrose.  From Montrose I roll north through Buffalo and then St Michael, Rogers, Dayton, and finally Champlin.

This portion total Miles was about 92 miles.

Montrose, Minnesota

Montrose, Minnesota was the last place I lived in Minnesota, moving in early January 2017 to San Diego (Chula Vista) California.  While living here, I enjoyed riding the numerous low traffic county roads.  There are also numerous small lakes in the region that provide great riding and hiking experiences.

Champlin, Minnesota

For a brief time, I lived in Champlin Minnesota from late 1976 to 1977 when I was 5 years old.  Prior to this, we lived in Anoka on Elm Street (can’t recall any nightmares there though) until I was 4.  In late 1977, we moved back to Anoka where I lived until I graduated high school and went off to boot camp for the Marines in 1990.