Minnesota Sports

Here are some pictures from the Minnesota sports games we've been able to catch out here in Southern California.  Our first weekend we went up to LA to watch the Gophers at USC and the Twins at Anaheim.  Our friends from Minneapolis (Aaron and Jessica Iverson) flew out and we had a really good time!

 Inside the Coliseum to watch the game.  We started the day EARLY (left SD at 5am!) to get up to LA and tailgate our breakfast before the game.

 The Coliseum is huge!!

 The other half of our Minnesota group.  Abe and Lindsey Prescher are our friends in San Diego.  Abe is from Kasson, but his wife is a Navy doctor so they live about a mile from us now.  His dad flew out, and his friend Mike from Kasson was also there.

 The Coliseum was used for the Olympics in LA in 1932 and 1984.  They lit the Olympic torch during the last quarter of the football game.  

 After watching the football game (and sitting in the sun for about 9 straight hours), we rallied and headed to the Twins game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.  Here's Ryan and Aaron with a blanket Ryan's grandma made.

As luck would have it, the Vikings ALSO played in SoCal this year.  Our friends Jaden and Leah are from Southeast Minnesota (Jaden's in the Navy), and so on September 11th we went to the Vikings game in SD.  As you can see, I am outnumbered here in my Chargers shirt.  But the Chargers won :)

They had a bunch of sailors and marines bring the flag out on the field before the game.  There was also an Osprey flyover.  There were 4 Ospreys that flew over during the first quarter.  Google what an Osprey looks like, they're really cool!