Showing posts with label roadtrip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roadtrip. Show all posts

9.13.2007

Roadtrip Photos (day 2)

Day 2!! And Pinky... he looks over the Mississippi and the Isle of Capri Casino boat.

McGregor, Iowa was a cute vintage town. We LOVED this store!! The lady that was working was dressed up right out of the 50's! So cute!


More of McGregor!


We crossed over into Illinois on day 2 and stayed at the Pine Motel in Fulton. Our smallest place, but clean!


Picnic lunch day 2 at a lock and dam.

9.12.2007

Roadtrip Photos (day 1)

On our way down we stopped in Minnesota City. We couldn't drive through due to the bridge being washed out from the flooding. It looked like someone took a huge bite out of the Earth from under some of the homes. There were also a lot of mudslides olong the way.

Just a sign... sugar loaf... in Winona.

Our first food stop in Brownsville, MN. We agreed we would not have any fast food on our trip. I had some really good homemade vegetable beef soup!!


It was a little dark when we made it into Iowa. It took a LONG time to get pictures at this sign. Since it's reflective and we're not, most of the shots blacked us out.

Our first night in Marquette, IA at the Frontier Motel. We were right next to the Isle of a Capri (a casino boat). There were tons of riverboat casinos in Iowa and Illinois.

9.11.2007

Road Trip Pictures (part 1)

And we're off!! Erin and I headed out Friday afternoon, down the Great River Road. We took her jeep, so the top was off and it didn't feel like we were cooped up in a car.
Erin driving.

We ended up with some pretty wild hair, not just when moving, it was crazy when we got out!


This little town in Iowa had this old historic looking downtown, it was fake, it's really a big banquet hall.

Here we are back in Maple Grove. We came back on Monday afternoon. Was a bit cold, so we had the top up for our last day.

Total miles traveled!! 892.4!

More pictures to come! I have tons!!!