Month: June 2023
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Tiny Sturgeon and Oversized Creatures
30 June 2023 – Friday Dinosaur Fish and Giant Fiberglass Molds 0830 De Soto, Wisconsin Blackhawk Park First bike ride of the year! Rode 4.8 miles. Pedaled to the head of the island where we read this sad history of events here in 1832. note: You can double-click any image to make it larger. Yielded…
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Making Mussels at Blackhawk Park
29 June 2023 – Thursday 0753 56,299 79°F Leave Potosi, WI under smoky skies. This was our view at sunrise as one one of two campers spending the night at Potosi Brewing. The Mississippi River is 635 feet above sea level here in Potosi 0830 56,316 Cassville, WI Cassville Park was our first morning stop.…
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Unexpected Grotto
28 June 2023 – Wednesday After enjoying the morning in downtown Dubuque, we drove south to find a good hiking spot. 1443 56,272 81°F Dubuque, Iowa Mines of Spain Interpretive Center A small bird and butterfly garden on the grounds serves as an example for folks that might want to have a garden of native…
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Iowa Isn’t Flat
27 June 2023 — Tuesday Well, it isn’t all flat. Sharyn Jackson, in the Dubuque Register, wrote that Iowa “ranks as the 18th flattest state.” Here’s a link to the full article: Iowa Isn’t as Flat as You Think. Can you guess what the flattest US state is? The answer is at the end of this…
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Mobile Hotdogs
17 June 2023 We are in Verona, Wisconsin visiting our son and daughter-in-law. Walking around town we noticed two, then three more “Frankmobiles.” The license plates are entertaining, with this one reading “WNRMOBLE.” Doing a little research we found that Verona is where potential “Hotdoggers” are interviewed and trained. Job advertisements…
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North Carolina to Wisconsin – Day 4
16 June 2023 – Friday Final Day 0912 55,862 59° Leave Rantoul, IL (after Beth fell leaving the campground office) Delayed by a huge wind turbine blade on the way to I-74 1133-1217 55,980 69° LaSalle, IL Stopped in Rotary Park to make lunch 1230 55,983 77° LaSalle, IL Illinois and Michigan Canal Park Not…
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