Escape the mess and sit by a rippling river
![The St. Croix River is seen from Interstate State Park.](https://img.apmcdn.org/2ccb2942781c7994e53b35be4cacb616e67cd8fa/uncropped/479b77-20181101-river.jpg)
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Feeling anxious about the midterms? World news bumming you out?
What you need is a timeout.
Come along on a trip to Minnesota's Interstate Park in Taylors Falls.
It's a quiet fall morning on the St. Croix River's western banks. After a quick climb down some rocks, you find a cozy spot beneath some pine trees.
Sit for a while and watch as the river flows through the basalt cliffs and wooded hillside.
Follow the MPR News Facebook page for a daily moment of zen — we're calling it The Zencast — every weekday morning through Nov. 9.
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