Places
STW2 Hop 1: Stoughton WI to Oelwein IA
180 miles via US 51, US 151, US 20 and IA 150. I have been to Dubuque before, but it has probably been over 60 years. Things have changed. The route – primarily US 151 – is a very nice 4-lane road that winds and dips through some beautiful rural countryside. Despite the intermittent rain, … Continue reading
Indiana Dunes State Park
While in Indiana on Saturday I took the opportunity to check out the Indiana Dunes State Park. I was expecting expansive Sahara-style dunes and some great photo ops. Well, not quite. I did get some photo ops, but the dunes were not expansive and they were mostly covered with vegetation. The park is mostly a … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 7: Michigan City IN to Stoughton WI
220 miles via I-94, US 41, WI 50, US 12, WI 89, US 14 and I-90. Cumulative tow miles: 1439. Truck miles: 282. Cumulative truck miles: 2296. See that U-shaped dip on the Wisconsin portion of the route? I can thank the GPS for that. I was following the map until we got to WI, … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 6: New Hudson MI to Michigan City IN
216 miles via I-96, I-69, I-94 and US 421. Cumulative tow miles: 1219. Truck miles: 438. Cumulative truck miles: 2014. This was a relatively easy hop in terms of navigation – just a few turns. However, there was heavy traffic for almost the entire route and the roads were very rough, as evidenced by one … Continue reading
Greenfield Village
Some posts are mostly containers for photos and this is one. Greenfield Village in Dearborn MI, if you don’t already know, is a place that Henry Ford founded to collect historical buildings and, more generally, to capture the serenity of 19th century America. You will find the actual bike shop of the Wright brothers, the … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 5: Streetsboro OH to New Hudson MI
216 miles via I-480 (south of Cleveland), OH 176, I-90, OH 2, I-280 (east of Toledo), I-75, I-275 (west of Detroit) and I-96. Cumulative tow miles: 1003. Truck miles: 303. Cumulative truck miles: 1576. This was a relatively easy hop, aided by flat, mostly divided highway. Door-to-door travel time was just under 4 hours, which … Continue reading
Niagara Falls
I first saw Niagara Falls in 1957 when I was 8 years old. It was a rare family vacation outside of Wisconsin and I really appreciated seeing them in real life rather than in a book. My father was not the most adventurous guy, so our activities at the falls consisted of walking along the … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 4: Grand Island NY to Streetsboro OH
236 miles via I-190 (north of Buffalo), NY 5, I-90, I-271 (west of Cleveland) and I-480 (west of Cleveland). Cumulative tow miles: 787. Truck miles: 340. Cumulative truck miles: 1273. This was supposed to be an easy hop – one almost entirely on interstate highways. But I opted to travel almost 30 miles on NY … Continue reading
Boldt Castle
When I planned our stay in the Thousand Islands it was due to some very old, very vague fond memories of a camping trip to the area. I can’t even remember now when I was there; I just recall being struck by the serenity and beauty of the area. So my plan for our day … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 3: Clayton NY to Grand Island NY
238 miles via NY 12, I-81, NY 104, NY 390, I-490 (west of Rochester), I-90, I-290 (around Buffalo) and I-190. Cumulative tow miles: 551. Truck miles: 270. Cumulative truck miles: 933. This was the longest – both in terms of distance and time (almost 5 hours) – of any hop we have made in the … Continue reading