Lewis and Clark State Park Onawa, Iowa

Mileage:  39,694

Today we are farther west than we have ever been in the RV.  Some people might think that driving across Iowa is boring but there is something very American about riding through here.  The heart of the country is filled with large expanses of hay and corn growing as far as the eye can see.  Red barns and silver silos are tucked into the patchwork of fields.  The hills are gentle and rolling.  It has  lulling and calming effect.

We traveled today with a lot of trucks carrying all manner of things…some very big things

We left 80W at Menlo, Iowa to travel along the Western Skies Scenic Byway.  It was a good choice and a lovely ride.

The byway took us through several small towns.  We stopped in Harlan, Iowa for lunch at Mi Casa.

And after lunch we walked around the town square.

We stopped to rest in Mondawin and then headed back to the highway taking 29N to Lewis and Clark State Park in Onawa, Iowa.

Our campsite on the Missouri River.