We visited Chippewa Falls, WI for a week and while there we drove to a nearby lake, Lake Wissota. It’s very beautiful! There’s a very large state park along the shore with lots of campsites and day use areas. We got a picture of the lake from the shore, I don’t feel it does justice to the beauty of the area.
There’s also a lot of corn and soybean fields throughout this area. We also saw some sunflower fields and I snapped a picture of one of them.
Here are my pictures:
We stayed in Rockford IL which is the home of the real Rockford Peaches, the women’s baseball team from WWII era..
The RV P all we stayed at is the Blackhawk Valley Campground. It’s huge with large sites and lots of green open area. It’s also right on the Kishaaukee River, several seasonal sites are along the river and there’s a small beach.
Here is a picture of the view from our front door:
We are staying at a lovely little RV Park behind a small motel in Chippewa Falls. It’s surrounded by corn fields and only has 20 sites. But it is very pretty! It’s secluded, has large sites and is just a few miles away from the city as well as a lake and all surrounded by corn and soy bean crops.
We’re here in Medora ND to see the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). This park contains 2 sections, a south unit and a north unit. In between the two units is the ranch that Teddy Roosevelt bought and lived in for a time before he ran for president. The middle area that used to be Teddy Roosevelt’s ranch was accessible only be a very rough road rated for 4-wheel drive, so we didn’t see that area.
The south unit was very interesting! Much of the landscape of this part of the country is fairly flat with rounded hills and lots of flat farmland. But in the south unit it turns to cliffs and mounds that eroded when the Little Missouri river ran through the area over many thousands of years.
The mounds and cliffs all have one or two black strips in among the white, gray and orange strips. The black strips are coal veins!
We saw lots of bison and prairie dogs, often in near proximity. We also saw a family of turkeys near the road.
The north unit is more grasslands and has the Little Missouri river running through it. We enjoyed driving through this area as well.
As we were driving to the North Unit we passed lots and lots of cornfields, hayfields and soybean crops. At one point we saw a bald eagle sitting on a haybale that was along the side of the road. Our dashcam caught a picture – it’s not real clear though!
Here are pics:
184. Red Trail Campground, Medora ND (8/8/2022) with a travel stop at Indian Campground, Buffalo, WY
185. Country Villa Motel and Campground, Chippewa Falls, WI (8/15/2022) with a travel stop at Governors RV Park and Campground, Fargo, ND
186. Blackhawk Valley Campground, Rockford, IL (8/22/2022)
187. Tievoli Hills Resort, Clarksville, MO (8/29/2022)
188. Clarksville RV Resort, Clarksville, TN (9/5/2022)
189. Riverside RV Park and Resort, Sevierville, TN (9/12/2022)
190. Allatoona Landing & Marina, Cartersville, GA (9/26/2022)
191. Lake Tiak o’Khata Resort, Louisville, MS (10/3/2022)
192. Sunroamers RV Resort Park, Picayune, MS (10/10/2022)
193. Rainbows End RV Park, Livingston, TX (10/24/2022)
194. RV Park USA, Comfort, TX (11/10/2022)
195. Sunscape RV Resort, Casa Grande, AZ (11/15/2022)
196. Guajome Lakes RV Park, Vista, CA (11/21/2022)
197. Yuma Lakes RV Resort, Yuma, AZ (12\5\2022)
198. Sequoia RV Ranch, Three Rivers, CA (5\1\2023)
199. Alameda County Fairgrounds RV Park, Pleasanton, CA, (5\8\2023)
200. Giant Redwood RV Park, Myers Flat, CA, (5\15\2023)
201. Johnnies at the Beach RV Park, Eureka, CA, (5/18/2023)
202. Lighthouse Cove RV Park, Crescent City, CA, (7/18/2023) with a short stay at Klamath Camper Corral, Klamath, CA, (7/15/2023)
We went to the Rocky Mountain Natl Park (RMNP) a few years ago, but we decided to go again. We picked a real good day to drive up and through the park as it was mostly clear and the weather was beautiful.
The previous time we visited we stayed in Grand Lake on the west side of the park and drove in from there. This time we stayed in Loveland on the east side and drove through Estes Park and into the park. We drove the length of the park along the Trail Ridge Rd down towards Grand Lake. That section, near the Grand Lake entrance, had experienced a fire a few years ago and you could still see the damage along the road.
The scenery is breath-taking, mountains and alpine meadows and glaciers! We saw lots of elk, at one point traffic was stopped because a small herd of about 7 elk were crossing the road. Our dashcam caught a picture of a baby elk crossing…unfortunately it’s real blurry.
Here are some pics:
As we drove from Loveland CO to Buffalo, WY on Aug 5th we saw lots of motorcycles. It was the first day of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
We saw dozens earlier in the day but I didn’t think to snap a picture until later in the day. Here are 3 of the bikes heading to Sturgis:
