Missouri

The most common roadkill in Missouri. ... and there is a lot... seems to be the armadillo... Always seen on the side of the road , on its back with his legs in the air. The question begging to be asked is, do the offending drivers stop , move the armadillo and pose it before moving on?

My other stops today...

Visiting in Crosslake

Last night Uncle Jerry and Aunt Carole and I went back to the Old Milwaukee dive for dinner.

Today Aunt Carole and I ran errands in Baxter, MN;  went to Costco, etc. (about 30 miles away).

This is my last day here this trip.  Tomorrow I head back to Forest City, IA to pickup my home.  I hope all is fixed!  I'll stay at least another day to be sure all is in working order, then head for Indiana and beyond.

The weather here in Crosslake has been great.  We had a rain storm twice, a little heat and humidity, but cool and comfortable.  I understand, had I been in Iowa, I would not be a comfortable.  They have been having 100 degree weather and 100% humidity, or close to it.

Drove across Illinois

Drove all the way across Illinois and all I saw was traffic-stopping road construction.  I'll have to make a trip back to see the state.

Because of the delay in Forest City at the Winnebago factory, I have to make up time to reach my Indiana reservation.  I stopped at a rest stop for the night.

Visiting relatives

Aunt Carole and Uncle Jerry and I went to visit Aunt Carole's cousin, Susan Brown, and her husband Dan.  They took us out on the lake channel for a ride in the pontoon boat and then we had a very nice dinner and visit.

(Susan and Aunt Carole's fathers were brothers).

Today was a lovely day

Today was a lovely day.  The weather was cool, sunny with a little breeze .... very nice.  I spent the day with Aunt Carole, my cousin Cheryl Bredesen Gallery and her husband Tim.  They have a really beautiful, peaceful home on  Hammal Lake .  The lake side of the house is all windows with a view of the lake through trees of various greens.

Aunt Carole, Cheryl and I went into Aikin (MN) for lunch at the Tuscany Cafe, then took a walk around town.  I could have spent a day there .... of course, they had a book store just calling my name.  :)

After we returned to the house, Tim took us on a pontoon boat ride around the lake.  We saw mother ducks with babies in tow, loons with babies on their backs, and eagles - both grown and babies.  It was wonderfully relaxing.  We headed back to Crosslake after siting on the patio and visiting until we all got too cold.

I was reminded that Minnesota exists to keep Iowa from Canada (or visa versa).  haha

It was a great day.

Drove from Forest City, IA to Crosslake, MN

Drove from Forest City, IA to Crosslake, MN, stopping at the SPAM Museum in Austin, MN.

Wisconsin Dells

Wisconsin Dells  (May 19 - June 2, 2016)

Very touristy .... apparently this is the water park capital of the US.  The traffic in town rivaled anything I have experienced in SoCal during rush hour!

Some of the things I saw:

 

 

House on the Rock - One of my favorite things to see so far!  It was amazing what Alex Jordan, Jr. did with the automated instruments and the music! To me that was far more impressive than the actual house, which was fantastic in its own right.

The Infinity Room was fun to walk in .... the floor gave at the sides.  :)

 

The beautiful automated instruments

I also drove to see the largest six pack -

I took a boat tour on the Upper Dells ... It was very pretty.

Standing Rock

Witches Gulch