Roadguy had the day off on Monday to make up for working on Labor Day, so he headed up to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, where no one is talking about drilling for oil and where there’s a pretty cool scenic drive.

The speed limit on the one-way gravel road is 20 miles per hour, meaning that small critters that might normally end up splattered on your windshield are able to…

… hitch a ride on the wiper blade instead. (Several jumped into the Roadguymobile as well, but I don’t think they count as HOV passengers.)

After our tour, since we were in the neighborhood, we swung through…

… where news of the largest single-day increase in the price of oil had yet to cause panic at the pumps:

Maybe that’s because …

… construction of the Northstar commuter rail station is in full swing. When the line opens late next year, Minneapolis better watch out — those grasshoppers will be ready to hop aboard.

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