Coming to the midwest in summer 2019

[Laura Ingalls]

So i'm now in Iowa. I was in New Glarus. The swissest thing about it was the tresse at the local bakery. They called it egg braid.

A few places have the barn and the house attached which I have never seen anywhere else in the US.

Pm me if you need any Iowa centric suggestions.

I have lived all over Midwest.

[2Birds1Stone]

Enjoy your trip, Jean! Too bad you won't be in NY.

[Jean]

I'm coasting on usroute 20 toward Samuel mckelvie national forest. I'm desperatly looking for a family restaurant where i could get a pulled pork sandwich. House and barn being the same building is effectively normal in switzerland. I didn't pay attention. It insulates the house on winter.

[Laura Ingalls]

Tacos in south Sioux City might be a good choice

Don’t speed through Sioux City you will end up with an electronic ticket on your Turo rental. Worst speed trap in ever, ask me how I know:(

[Jean]

I'm a vert carefull driver I'm now in rapid city. McKelvie NF is really pretty, badlands are busy. I met a quite early retired couple at âge creek campground and conversation was great, so I have him the forum address. I'll hike up black elk Peak from the north.

[jennypenny]

If you're in Rapid City, you can get pulled pork downtown at Firehouse Brewing. Sometimes they have music at night and you can sit outdoors.

[Jean]

Thank you! I'll probably go there. Sorry for the typo, my phone has a tendency to turn everything into a french word.

[Jean]

Pulled porked at firehouse was good! The black hills are beautifull, but quite crowded. Camping is expensive too, i expected it to be freeish like in most national forest. I'll try thé North part of it this afternoon.

[classical_Liberal]

Black hills are pretty, but are in large part a tourist trap area. Not sure if you have this resource, https://freecampsites.net/

I use it regularly to minimize camping costs. Make sure to read the reviews of the campsites. Free sometimes means parking lots of local businesses that allow overnight car/camper sleeping and some are difficult to find/get to.

Edit: If Teddy Roosevelt lower unit is next on your list, I have used the free site listed (actually there are a couple, one a bit farther up from description on the same road with better views, ie see the first site and keep going up the hill) just west in the national grassland several times before. No fires allowed in grassland, otherwise a great site with great views of the National park. Stop by the park office and get a map of trails as there are a ton of great 5-20 mile day hike trail through the park of you want to hike.

[Laura Ingalls]

You should be able to camp for free lots of places

https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/blackh ... 3&actid=34

You can camp in Badlands for free

https://www.parkcamper.com/Badlands-National

Also many city parks in SD and ND have camping for cheap or free. Bad idea in Madison, WI perfectly fine idea in Midland, SD.

[Jean]

Yeah i ended up not paying for any campsites, also, despite containing many tourist traps, the black hills are big enough. I met less than a dozen people on the north trail to black elk Peak. I met barely no one driving on dirt roads. I'm at devils tower right now. Nice spot to use somme internet (my euro phone doesn't find service outside of Chicago and Iowa.) Also i understand why obesity is a problem here, i wanted to but chocolaté milk, and it only came in gallons, and it was several times sweeter than the already excessively sweat chocolate milk i'm used to.
I'm really enjoying this trip.

[Gilberto de Piento]

I'm glad you are enjoying your trip. The tower is great, have fun!

[Jean]

I'm now in Brandon Manitoba. I'll be looking for a place to sleep soon. Théodore Roosevelt national Park was really nice. I visited more than 20 np, and it's one of my favorites. I couldn't do the achenbach loop (too much water), but did a smaller loop. There was no one else and it was vert nice.

[jennypenny]

I’m glad you’re having a nice trip. It’s a little crowded but no more than usual (I’m a few days behind you — did Black Hills yesterday and doing Devils Tower tomorrow). I’ll have to make time for Teddy Roosevelt NP next year. It sounds great.

[Jean]

I'm back in the us. I'm driving a lot. I like driving. I was held about 1hour at the border. Don't know if it's my hairs, my emptyish car, or my uncommon Travel destinations for an européen tourist. I don't know what they were suspecting either. My biggest worry would have been the conséquences of not being able to bring back the car to Chicago. Otherwise i would just have looked for a st-john - London, or Halifax - Reykjavik flight. Anyway, i'll go to Houghton on monday and will take the boat to isle royale on tuesday. Aldo, i must admit that i ain't able to Travel Alone in the us very cheaply.

[Jean]

I'm in superior getting a coffee right now. I met classical_liberal Yesterday, which was really nice. I'm a bit nervous about how my smallest sleeping bag will keep me warm on isle royale this week, but i'll see. I'm thinking about only taking olive oil as food on thé island to avoir attracting bears and clean my gale balader. I'll see.

[Laura Ingalls]

No bears in Isle Royale:)

[Jean]

So, i'll get bacon and honey instead.

[classical_Liberal]

Have fun jean! I was really great to meet you, the GF & I enjoyed your company.

[Jean]

Isle royale was a blast! I will now slowly stroll lake Michigan clockwise to Chicago. Any suggestions ?