Re: Wyoming Trip Report (May-Jun 2025)

On 6/30/2025 12:40 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

  Day 13 was a drive from Wyoming to western Nebraska

 The next morning (day 14) we packed up and drove the rest of the
way across Nebraska, swinging back up to Valentine, taking scenic
highway 20 for some time, and landing near Onawa, IA.  As we got
into eastern Nebraska and for a good part of western Iowa, we had
hill after steep hill to climb.  These were at times a bit much
for the Acadia, and I would often end up driving less than 50 mph
so it wouldn’t be running at crazy rpms.

You gotta get used to speeding up on the downhills so you have enough momentum to do the climbing.  I did my best to do it pulling our TOAD and it sure helps, but I have a diesel and don't mind it chugging along if necessary.
I love the hilly parts of Iowa.  On the eastern side along the Mississippi, it's just gorgeous.  Rode the motorcycle 450 miles on Saturday up through Wisconsin on hwy 33 into La Crescent, Minnesota, then took the Great River Road down through Iowa and into Dubuque. Turned into Illinois and went thru Galena and headed home.  Beautiful day to be out riding.  Upper 80's until we got to La Crosse, then it jumped up into the low 90's for a short period, but it was manageable.

This campsite was at Lewis and Clark Lake State Park, along an old
ox bow of the Missouri River.  No bath house, but it was
reasonably scenic and we had a nice campfire...
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Cool, you got another spot right on the water.  Peaceful.  How were the bugs out there?
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