Day 23: Turtle Lake, WI to Princeton MN-81 miles- Hugh Carbrey

Today we woke up early, hoping to avoid the heat. However, packing up took a lot longer than expected so we left the camp site around 7. We had 28 miles to breakfast. These miles started off well, but the last 7 miles were brutal, with lots of long steep uphills. Before breakfast we had a very steep downhill into Taylor Falls, Minnesota. We ate at the Juneberry cafe, and a gas station to supplement our small dinner. We then waited around for a local reporter to interview us. After breakfast we had a climb out of Taylor Falls. This climb led us to a very long and flat stretch which we quickly pounded out until our break at a very nice gas station that had fresh produce. The last miles were very hot, and they felt long because we were on the same road. We are currently camping at a park in Princeton. We ate dinner at the Pizza Pub, but no one got pizza.