Day 28: W 10/10- A post office stop and a sunset

We headed out and got through lock 5A in the morning. We made good miles through the pleasant weather and stopped in the little town of Trempealeau tucked between the river and some bluffs. We stopped at about 13:00 immediately after going through lock six and headed for the post office. The Petersens had sent us a new tent along with some jerky. While I liked my old tent, I did have to admit that it leaked like a wicker basket. Hopefully this one will do a better job at being a tent. The town was small enough that there wasn't a real grocery store so after we picked up our package went straight back to the canoe, had lunch on the dock, and carried on to get some more miles done in the sunshine.
We made it through lock seven later that evening. The lock master was a jolly fella who encouraged us to paddle hard to stay ahead of the weather. We made camp on a high sandy beach just outside of La Crosse. Thirty-one miles and three locks done put us in elevated moods. While the spot seemed to be frequently used amongst the locals, (a fair amount a trash) the sunset view that it provided was unrivaled. The rays of orange sun shown through the clouds that tricked over the bluffs before dancing across the wide river all the way to our feet. Bob Ross would probably sell his mother to paint something a tenth as beautiful.