Route 55 3rd Roadside Rest Area Out of Minneapolis (2nd photo)
"Chris wanders down through some trees beyond a grassy knoll to a small stream. I am just staring around."
2Mi East of Paynesville MN As shown in this photo and the previous, this rest area is definitely a "knoll" and has big White-Oak shade trees everywhere in the rest area. Only near the road where there were other types of trees, such as, several Cottonwoods, a Hickory, and an Elm. A web based topographical (topo) map, shows that this rest area is on a finger of dry land surrounded by swamps. A cast iron water pump and a knoll are here, but I don't recall a stream; I must check. Time has passed; the old sturdy concrete block pit toilet buildings have been boarded up & replaced with a flimsy plastic port-a-potty.
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