South Dakota Trip Day Six Oct 01, 2010

Lady Luck Casino
We ate breakfast at Burger King located in Diamond Jo, played a few dollars thru the slot machines, filled the gas tank at the Diamond Jo station then departed for Wisconsin. That was at 9:40 am. Drove about 160 miles to McGregor, IA and stopped at the Lady Luck Casino. Located on a riverboat. Played a few slots had a quick bite to eat then crossed the Mississippi and entered Wisconsin. Filled the gas tank at Prairie du Chien then headed downriver to our favorite Corp Of Engineers Campground near Potosi. Got to the campground and the camp host said no camping there as the Mighty Mississippi was rising. Quite a few of the campsites were covered with water and the river was slowly rising. We decided to move on and camped at another favorite of ours Blue Mounds state Park. The campground was very full and we got the last electrical campsite that was available. Must have been something going on in the area.We set up camp and settled down for the day.
Bank in Clermont Iowa

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South Dakota Trip Day Five September 30. 2010

Mother and son Getting ready to leave for home
Had breakfast and some small talk then we started getting the TAB ready for the trip back to Wisconsin. Left the ranch at 10:35 am and headed for I-90. By-passed Sioux Falls and headed into Minnesota. Stopped to streach at Rest Area 25. Saw a T@B traveling west on I-90 but don't think they saw us because we were parked between a lot of semi trailers. Continued on our way and stopped at Worthington, MN to fill up our gas tank. We rode about about 75 more miles then stopped again to stretch. At Albert Lee, MN we headed south on Hy I-35. Another 60 miles and we arrived at The Diamond Jo at Northwood, IA. We again parked in the back parking lot as we stayed overnight there. Enjoyed a meal and spent a few bucks at the slot machines. Then headed back to the trailer to enjoy a good nights sleep.

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South Dakota Trip Day 4 Wed. Sep 29, 2010

House Remodel
Day 4 started with breakfast with the boys and then the fella who was working on the remodeling with Mark came and they started working on the window removal. Kurt visited with us and helped them on and off then he had to head off to work. We headed into Mitchell. We were there a few times over the years but it is always a nice place to visit. We were held up for quite some time because of roadwork. That was both going to Mitchell and then again back to the ranch. Rode by the Corn Palace and then just rode around the town. Discovered a RV Park that the city runs. A very neat park but quite small. Returned to the ranch and Mark made supper on the egg. The egg is a ceramic grill that makes a great meal. After supper we enjoyed a beer and conversation. Went to bed early as we were heading back in the morning.
On a road near Salem, SD


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South Dakota Trip Day 3

Diamond Jo water wheel.

Ate breakfast at Burger King in the casino and played a few slots before we started out for the day. Went about an hour feom the Northwood-Lake Mills area and the beautiful hills turned into level straight roads. The corn, soy beans and other grain fields dominated the view. Lot of grey, older barns, some still standing tall and others ready to collapse. This continued into South Dakota. In its own way it is quite scenic also. It is a serene and peaceful feeling as you drive thru the area. Bypassed Sioux Falls and continued on our way to Salem. Got lost of course because of a bridge out. Although there was a lot of water and flooding from rains the previous week, the bridge was just being repaired as a precaution from many years use. After a few cell phone calls and redoing Cheetah Safari (Our GPS) we arrived at the ranch. A porch overhaul-making a sunroom out of half of the 1st floor open porch. We set up the T@B then left for De Smet to meet our son who was at work at the Dairy Queen/Subway. We enjoyed our supper there met his staff and his assistant manager and her hubby stopped in to meet us. It was good to see his work and meet the people he works with. It was getting dark so we left for the ranch again. It got dark and we needed the cell phone once again. Had to stop for gas so we could clean the windshield. Heavy on the bugs that evening. Will post day 4 soon.


South Dakota farm and field

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South Dakota Trip Day 2

Mystique Greyhound Casino, Dubuque, IA

Left our camping area on the Mississippi River and headed toward Dubuque, IA. After a beautiful ride thru western Wisconsin and crossing the Mississippi River we arrived in Dubuque. We stopped at the Mystique Casino for breakfast and play a few slots. After our wallets weighed less we left to continue west. Northeastern Iowa is full of hills, corn fields and beautiful scenery. We stopped at a Pizza Hut for a personal pan pizza, I can't remember the name of the town. We continued on our way and arrived at Diamond Jo Casino near Northwood, IA. We checked with the casino and then parked our car and trailer in the upper parking lot. Set up then went across the road to a Iowa Information Station for some info on the area. Then back to the casino to gamble a little and enjoy a meal at the Burger King in the casino. Spent the night in the trailer with no electricity. The weather was good so we did not need any fans for cooling or heater for warmth. Tuesday a.m. back to casino for breakfast and a little gambling before departing for South Dakota.
Diamond Jo Casino, Northwood, IA

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South Dakota Trip

Mississippi River View
Day 1
On Sunday Sep 26, 2010 we started our journey to visit our son in South Dakota. We started out just before noon and traveled west. We were headed for the Mississippi River to a COE Campground. It was a beautiful day and it was an enjoyable ride to this Park. We arrived about 4:00pm and parked our camper. We did not unhook as we would be traveling again in the morning. Planned out our day for tomorrow's journey. We plan on driving to Norwood, IA and the Diamond Jo Casino. The pictures are taken from our park where we were camping. More to follow in the next few days.

Sunset on the Mississippi


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