Forest Graffiti....

Picture Taken By Bill Joyce, St. Paul, Minnesota

          

  Ok, the thing about the Twin Cities is that there two cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) that are spilt by the Mississippi River. But the river isn’t level with the cities so to get down to the river you have to go almost straight down. Some how as you get closer to the river you go from city streets to instant forest with trails. Once you have faced the downward climb, you walk along the river but also walk under all the massive brigades and drain pipes coming from the cities. All the drain pipes and bridges are covered with graffiti, the city doesn’t even attempt to paint over them anymore. But I choice this picture because I think it captures the strange urban forest that the Twin Cities has produced over the years. Going to the river is apart of almost every Twin Cities kids life and a huge part of mine. Not only is it a place where people can’t really find you (when you don’t want to be found) but also its very visual beautiful. The river banks hold a lot of history too, there are abandoned buildings and tunnels, now covered with the markings of an urban environment. Sadly, the river banks have taken a darken turn in the past years with the deaths of a few kids. But the river banks will always be a place of gathering teenagers and city dwellers searching for a little patch of green grass.