Leaving Fargo behind we passed over the Red River of the North to Minnesota. This has been the site of flooding in the spring thaws. The Red River flows north into Canada and when the upper, or southern, river melts the northern part can still be frozen and have ice jams. Then the water backs up and floods.
As we drove along I heard that parts of I-35 might be flooded but it was up on I-94 where we saw that a Rest Area was closed. As we went by we could see that the ramp leading down to the waterfront parking area was flooded. There has been a lot of rain here this week.
We saw all around us stormy looking clouds but no rain on us. Closer to Minneapolis we took the bypass route of I-394 to I-35W to I-35. On a Friday afternoon about 2:30 there was a lot of traffic and we went slowly through the suburban area. Once around that we picked up the pace again.
About 6:30 we were in Cedar Rapids and getting supper in the Best Western Cooper's Mill motel. I called my brother and he wanted us to come over that evening and visit with them so we did.
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