Lanesboro, MN

Part of the F-O-S (GS) Rally at an evening campfire.

Part of the trail near Decorah, IA

 We're back in the land of wireless connectivity after eight days at the Folks-on-Spokes (Gulf Shores) rally (Eagle Cliff Campground & Motel, Lanesboro, MN).  Internet connectivity was poor at best, so we're now getting caught up.  The rally was held along the Root River Trail.  As usual, we ate out too much and ate too much at the potlucks.  And then there was pie...

Eagle Cliff Campground

We had a great time visiting with everyone.  Donna got a bunch of bicycle riding in.  I got a few miles in myself.  We also got a tour of the Mayo mansion in Rochester, MN plus a trolley tour of Rochester.  We visited restaurants such as The Ol' Barn (Lanesboro), The Porch (Rochester, MN), Home Sweet Home (Lanesboro, MN), and The Creamery (Rushford, MN).  Pie was at Aroma Pies, Whalan, MN - a must stop.  There were other places, but I can't recall their names.

It takes a lot of effort to set up these rallies and organize the daily activities.  We appreciated everything everyone did to help people like us have a good time.  Eagle Cliff Campground was an excellent place to stay in the area.  We're told the motel was adequate.  It's an easy 0.6 mi ride to the Root River Trail from the campground.  We'll probably go back when we're in the area.

Today we left Lanesboro and followed in the remnants of Imelda to De Forest, WI (Madison KOA) for an over night stop.  Once, again, we're in that "if we're east of the Mississippi River and traveling, it must be raining" mode.  Madison, WI water logged.  Weather forecasters had indicated that Imelda would move into eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by midday, today, but it slowed just so we could drive in it.  We plan to move a couple of hours south tomorrow before heading into Elkhart, IN on Tuesday.  Trailer service rodeo starts 9 AM Wednesday.

So that's it from us.  Thanks for dropping by and checking in on us.  Until next week, David

P.S. Yep, we had issues traveling along I-90 in eastern South Dakota week before last.  Friday's trip (September 13th) was to be a short hour trip to Sioux Falls, but it took us about three and a half hours to navigate the detours to get to the Sioux Falls KOA.  We left Mitchell, SD that Friday morning traveling west a short bit before heading an hour north, then turning east to I-29 where we turned south for Sioux Falls.   We never really got out of flooding the whole detour, but the roads were open.  Lesson learned:  Flush the GPSs & call highway patrol.