As soon as I crossed the Red River of the North into Minnesota and passed through Moorpark I saw loads of trees, a welcome sight after the endless North Dakota plains. A gas station that had been converted into a Trump Store for the election stood along the highway, forlorn and empty eight months after the voting.  After an hour in the state I cut north off of state route 34 toward Itasca State Park , my first stop and home to Lake Itasca. Minnesota’s state motto is “Land of