Capebuild wrote: I had a chance to meet Cody and TimC from TNTTT and toured their trailers; both really nice and well built.
Capebuild wrote:There was this one guy (Levi Fisher Ames) from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s who was a pocket knife whittler ...
halfdome, Danny wrote:John, did the Spam museum explain why bad email and callers are also Spam?
Capebuild wrote:Crossed the mighty Mississippi River via Interstate 90. The river is quite large with lush green land masses popping up, the water flowing around them.
Capebuild wrote:The road took us up this very large incline and just kept going up and up
Capebuild wrote:We stayed on 14 for a while going around the larger city of Rochester. By this time the weather turned nice with the sun making a welcome appearance. We then remembered the Spam Museum but that was way more south in the city of Austin (via Interstate 90) so we made a turn down rte 56 (if I remember correctly).
Capebuild wrote: Corn fields for as long as the eye could see. They were different than the cornfields of Indiana where the plants were pretty much green. The corn crop here were more of a copper bronze with a red tinge coloring.
Capebuild wrote:And lots of wind. I could feel it as I drove the car. Had to hold on extra tight to the steering wheel.
Capebuild wrote:Began to see signs for Wall Drug.
Capebuild wrote: We’re here for 2 nights and tomorrow we’ll explore around and see what there is to be seen.
Capebuild wrote:Rob, thanks for your welcome comments. They provide lots of info we’d never know. You would make a great traveling companion.
Capebuild wrote:Oh, almost forgot. Also visited the Minute Man ICBM Silo Museum. Very interesting and educational. Being a child of the 50s-60s it jogged some memories in my brain from way back in my childhood and growing up. Not such fond memories, I suppose.
John
rjgimp wrote:I use an app called Sky View which is really helpful in identifying locations of stars, planets, constellations, and even the Hubble and ISS.
RJ Howell wrote: Just outside the west entrance is a road that leads up by the radio tower. All around there is free camping and several spots with wonderful views.
Tom&Shelly wrote:Shelly and I want to visit the museum when we get the chance.
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