NY_ONT_MI_IN_IA_SD

Jul 16 - 18 Our long awaited trip began with what felt like a marathon of expressways to get to the beginning of good roads. I started in NY and joined Peter in Toronto. An overnight in Michigan and then long ride through IN and IA. and SD.
Jul 13. Almost ready to go!! Just ahve to get the new tires on and close up after electrical fuse panel was added.
Jul 17. Peter almost ready to go from Lansing MI. Just needed a little air. Tires for both of us became a major problem on the trip.
Indiana border. Now it feels like the trip is really starting. We're in the mid-west!!
Sculpture at the rest area at Indiana border.
Miles nad miles of open spaces.
Corn Palace
Corn Palace
The facade is decorated with parts of corn and is redone every year.
Jul 18. Wall Drug in Wall SD. Again we had seen signs for hundreds of miles. Had to stop. It seems to be the only thing in town. It is a huge shopping complex -…
Wall Drug
Wall Drug
In the confusion around Cedar Rapids and Sturgis, we missed Mt Rushmore entirely. It was too far to go back and pick it up. Another trip....
Jul 18. When we couldn't get lodging in Cedar Rapids because of a Christian rock festival, we were forced to keep riding til we found a place. Although there…
Jul 18. The Corn Palace in the background in Mitchell IA. We had been passing signs for it for a couple hundred miles so we had to stop.
Corn Palace