A long day of driving today (Thursday).
We left the western edge of Iowa in the morning and drove straight across the state.
Lots of farm country with hills and trees, prettier than the flat prairie of South Dakota. We also passed a large wind farm.
At Smokey D"s BBQ in Des Moines we had a delicious lunch and then pressed on.
Our goal today was to cross the Mississippi into Illinois, but once we passed the Quad Cities (4 small towns grouped together at the state borders), we wanted to get past Chicago.
Such a sudden change to an urban landscape as we crossed the Mississippi. Quite a shock after all our rural and mountain travel.
We are parked at Walmart at Lapointe, Indiana, tonight, only 7 1/2 hours from home!
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