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A trip by Nadia Hassan

Itasca and the headwaters

8–9 Aug 2026 · United States

2 days2 stops1 country37 km

Three and a half hours north to where the Mississippi starts, small enough to walk across.

  1. Day 1 8 Aug
    1
    Park Rapids 🇺🇸
    United States
    Lunch, gas, a lake every mile.
  2. Day 1 8 Aug
    2
    Itasca State Park 🇺🇸
    United States · 1 night
    The headwaters, and pines older than the state.

Along the way

  1. 8 Aug
    Mississippi Headwaters 🇺🇸Itasca State Park, United States

    Walked across the Mississippi on the rocks. 2,340 miles to the Gulf from here.

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