Nov 9, 2012 - Leaving Branson

Sad to leave Branson there is a lot to do there but life calls.I received word that my cousin passed away so we are on our way to Waterloo for the funeral. Driving straight through from Branson Mo to Waterloo Ia. Left at 9:20 am and arrived at about 9 pm. Was a good trip and glad to be there and relax in the morning.

Sep 28, 2012 - Waterloo Iowa

Today we left South Bend Indiana traveled through the northern part of Illinois on I 80 W. continued to Iowa and past tons of burnt out corn fields in the heartland I feel very sorry for the farmers and for people that want corn next year. we are now in central time zone one hour earlier than Virginia time.

Jul 27, 2012 - It All Began With A Steel Plow

From Amana Colonies RV Park – Amana, IA We have found ourselves once again in the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area. Our prior visit to the area and some of its sites and attractions was last year during our Great River Road journey. This area is a special 37 county corner in northeast Iowa “Where the Story of American Agriculture Comes to Life”. About 70 miles from the park is the city of Waterloo and home to John Deere Waterloo Operations. There are six John Deere Operation sites in Waterloo from Product Engineering, Engine...

Jun 17, 2010 - Waterloo, IA

We got on the road this morning by 10:15 am. We really didn't have a plan, we just new we had three nights on the road to make our reservation at Lake Dubay near Wausau, WI. We filled up in Des Moines and had lunch.Once we got on Highway 20 east of I35, we were on a "new" road for us. Hwy 20 is a good four lane hwy and the traffic was considerably better than on I80. As we were driving near Waterloo, we saw a sign for a Casino(my GPS didn't show it) we passed the turn off and stopped at the next exit and were given directions to the Isle of...

May 4, 2010 - Waterloo, IA

One hour north of Cedar Rapids is the John Deere complex of 5 factories in Waterloo. We spent almost 8 hours touring 4 of them. No pictures were allowed, so I have nothing to show how interesting it was. One can't help but be struck by human ingenuity - when you see how someone has dreamed up and created a robot to fulfill in seconds what used to take many man hours - and to do it more accurately and consistently. Nowadays, to work in a factory one must have good time management skills, computer and critical thinking skills as he/she is in...

Aug 11, 2009 - Chamberlain, SD to Waterloo, Iowa

This was just a day of driving. Stopping for a picnic and potty breaks. Our intent was to get further into Iowa so that we could start our day in Dyersville, Iowa (the Field of Dreams movie site)...check out the corn and then head into Chicago so that we could have a couple full days in the windy city.

Sep 5, 2007 - Skeeters, Skeeters, Skeeters

From George Wyth State Park, near Waterloo, in Central / NE Iowa. We arrived here yesterday at 1:47 PM; the mosquitoes were spreading the news that there was new meat available for feasting by 1:48 PM; we were being feasted upon by 1:49 PM. Yep, the big story of this campground is skeeters, skeeters, skeeters, & more skeeters!!!!!!! Yesterday afternoon, after returning from the ride-around of which I tell below, I tried to mount & aim the satellite TV tripod. The bus is parked under too much tree coverage for the auto-satellite to lock-on,...

May 12, 2007 - Evansdale Campground

We left West Lafayette at 7:00 AM. It is a beautiful day for the drive. Uneventful drive arriving at the Evansdale campground which is next door to Matt's apartment. We arrived at 2:30 CDT. I have included a picture of our camp site $11 a night for electric.