Itasca was great!  I found the colors a little drab, and not as "popping" as predicted.  weather was cold at night....29-34 degrees.  We bagged the tent and stayed at Bert's cabin's at the North end of park about a mile past the Mississippi headwaters.  Park was full of tourists.  Was the last weekend for most park services to be open.

Pic out window of Bert's of their Pines and some cabins
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We biked everywhere.  Did the 16.5 mile loop again.  Was great inthe cool weather...notice the clothing
Pic of the crumbcruncher on her new bike...
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We stoped at the largest White and Redpines in Itasca...They weren't all that big...but big enough..
Pic of the tykes and I near the big white....
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We were initially going to paddle and fish. Wife said that plan ended with the 29 degree forcast for Sat and Sun mornings....alas, I guess another time....here is a stunning pic of Mary Lake at the bottom of "suicide hill" (any of you biking the loop there know what I'm talking about!)....
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So what did I learn?   Itasca come from the combination of two words:
verITAS....(river?)
CAput.......(head)
ver..ITASCA..put.  Hows them apples?

Would recommend any of you to take a day or weekend jaunt there if able!