July 8, 9/2014
Weather has been cool, in the 70's and 50's and rain at night. Actually great for traveling and camping. Today started in the 70's and as we drove west it ended up in the 80's. We are actually headed into a heat wave in the Rockies (high 80's) according to the weather network.....
Even the travel days are fun:) Of course it doesn't take much to make us happy.
Wisconsin is a pretty state to drive through. We headed south towards Green Bay then cut across due west to hook into interstate 90. Hilly and lush scenery. The farmers all have silo's with their barns. Lots of dairy and yes Wisconsin Cheese. I think it's the best in the USA. Tuesday night we stayed in Tomah at Oakdale KOA.
Now depending where you are in Minnesota the scenery changes.... there are 15,000 lakes and the northern area is trees and rock and lakes. Paul Bunyan country. Sadly we did not make it there this time. Put that on the bucket list. We went across the southern end which is pretty around the Mississippi River but as you head west it is known as the plains so it is basically flat farming land. Tonight we are staying just inside the South Dakota border at Sioux Falls KOA. The cool thing that we were chatting about all day today was the John Sanford novels that feature Virgil Flowers from Minnesota.
We have read about 6 of them just recently and they all take place in remote places in the state. (Detective stories - we rate 4 out of 5) As we drove I found them on the map. Of course Virgil has a favorite beer brewed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin - Leinies Leinenkugel's. When we stopped for gas guess what I brought back to the RV????
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Even the travel days are fun:) Of course it doesn't take much to make us happy.
Wisconsin is a pretty state to drive through. We headed south towards Green Bay then cut across due west to hook into interstate 90. Hilly and lush scenery. The farmers all have silo's with their barns. Lots of dairy and yes Wisconsin Cheese. I think it's the best in the USA. Tuesday night we stayed in Tomah at Oakdale KOA.
Now depending where you are in Minnesota the scenery changes.... there are 15,000 lakes and the northern area is trees and rock and lakes. Paul Bunyan country. Sadly we did not make it there this time. Put that on the bucket list. We went across the southern end which is pretty around the Mississippi River but as you head west it is known as the plains so it is basically flat farming land. Tonight we are staying just inside the South Dakota border at Sioux Falls KOA. The cool thing that we were chatting about all day today was the John Sanford novels that feature Virgil Flowers from Minnesota.
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We have read about 6 of them just recently and they all take place in remote places in the state. (Detective stories - we rate 4 out of 5) As we drove I found them on the map. Of course Virgil has a favorite beer brewed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin - Leinies Leinenkugel's. When we stopped for gas guess what I brought back to the RV????
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