July 14-19, 2017

It has been SO hot, however we found a great way to cool off- Ohio Caverns- 54 degrees! Check out these cool pics of stalagtites and stalagmites- do you know which is which? (More pics in the Photos tab to come)

 
Cincinnati, OH to visit my bro Tom, his wife Shirley and my niece Abigail. We have parked in the most precarious place yet- just to get free electricity for the AC! lol Went to Crazy Cardboard Boat Races- 35 very sturdy boats were entered, and the finale was a demolition derby!
Headed to South Dakota, so we have some ground to cover- beautiful never-ending fields of corn and soybeans with occassional winter wheat, grain silos, farmhouses and high power tension lines dissecting it all, train tracks leading to and from grain elevators.

 

Watched a spectacular thunderstorm approach from the camper deck while overnighting in the Cabela’s parking lot in Noblesville, IN

 
More HEAT in Iowa- heat advisories for most of the state- even the locals are complaining about the weather- high 90s during the day, lows above 75 each night. The pavement is burning Rhylee’s feet and sticking to our shoes! We are driving longer days to stay in the truck with AC and seeking campgrounds with elecricity most nights. Gratefully, google maps has been able to find us ice cream every day! Wednesday in northern Iowa we hit 97 degrees! Add windmill farms to the list of neverending fields…

 

 

 

Crossed the Mississippi River on Tuesday at Burlington, Iowa. Drove up to Mosquito Park and watched this tug and barge head down river.

Sliding up into Minnesota and then starting across South Dakota…sure hope it cools off a bit!