Corn Anyone? IA

Miles Driven: 343.4 September 7th - Effigy Mounds, IW to Pipestone Monument, MN
Total Miles: 1723.1
Camping Fees: $21.38

Route US-75 Rock Rapids, IA

On the road again!  Iowa is flat, very flat.  There were fields upon fields upon fields of patch work quilted corn fields as far as my eyes could see.  The weather was getting warmer as the sun was bursting through the clouds.  At 2:30pm I stopped in the middle of nowhere and got out to take a photograph of the empty road, a pink road at that.

Route US-18 Waucoma, IA

There were mostly trucks and the occasional camper vans and RV’s on the road.  We were far out numbered by the trackers in various colors and sizes.  In-between the very small towns were tractor and farming equipment dealerships.  It was also nice to see wind turbines peppered on each new horizon.   And, of course there were silos, though the silos in Iowa were more stand alone than in Wisconsin.

Route US-18 Waucoma, IA

Arriving at Pipestone around 8pm I looked for a camp ground.  Just across the road from the monument was a family run camp ground off of Hiawatha Ave.  The office was closed, reading the self help information I found a tent site and pitched my tent.  Looking forward to stretching out instead of sleeping in my car.