2018 Iowa – part 3, Effigy Mounds National Monument and driftless area
The first morning in Iowa we started driving north from McGregor to our first stop at the Effigy Mounds. I remember hearing about these mounds when I was young but...
2018 Iowa – part 4, a lock, a lunch, a view, a dredger, a towboat, a tender, and Mark Twain
Sunday was such an interesting day. We started off driving south along the Mississippi River and came across 1 of 29 locks on the river from Minnesota to the Gulf...
2018 Iowa – part 5, John Deere Museum
Monday started out with us driving toward central Iowa. We got to see the largest strawberry in the state (no, it isn’t real). it’s huge When we stopped for gas,...
2018 Iowa – part 6, hiking at Pikes Peak State Park
Late in the late afternoon of our last day in Iowa, we finally took a hike in our state park campground. Hopefully some of these pictures will help you see...
2018 Illinois – part 1, an overnight campsite so we could add Illinois to our map
Wednesday we left Iowa and drove east through Illinois to just south of Chicago. We had to spend the night in this state so we could add to our travel...