After a couple of hours riding in the rain, we reached the Mississippi Headwaters in glorious sunshine, The middle photo shows where the waters of Lake Itasca flow over the stones to become the start of the Mississippi river. We stopped a few miles down the road to see the river as it starts wending its way to the Gulf of Mexico. We were meant to be in North Dakota tonight to meet with our friends Paul & Laurel, but severe thunderstorms rolled in about 100 miles short of our destination, so we didn't think it would be a good idea to be caught out in the open with the possible threat of hail stones and a tornado.