72 Super Roadtrip-Coast to Coast

[Chevyland]

This place is pretty cool

Kind of a museum about rivers

Mixed in with aquarium exhibits

We wanted to see the ugly bottom dwellers that run rivers

I got to pet a sturgeon
But
I thought this made for a better picture

[Chevyland]

Going to check out the dredge boat at this place

[Chevyland]

Check out the guage cluster in this baby

[Chevyland]

Last one

A bit bigger than a big block 402

Out of here to the next stop

[cypressbog]

If you take a detour South towards Davenport, The American Pickers TV show original store is in LaClaire, IA. Antique Archaeology. http://www.antiquearchaeology.com/locations.php

[Alex V.]

Keep trending North and you'd have retraced Seger's "Roll Me Away." My favorite road/travel song, by far. Cool places!

[72supr]

What a trip! If you go see Rushmore lot of other things as well. Crazy Horse, Needles Hwy,Wind Cave. If you come across the state on I90 Mitchell has the Corn Palace,Murdo a car museum and Wall has Wall Drug.If your real brave a side trip through the Badlands.Custer State park nice drive also.You'll miss the buffalo roundup in two weeks that is something to see.Good luck if you have trouble give a shout.

[LongBox]

Wall Drug! LOL. There are signs on the freeway for at least 200 miles on either side of Wall, advertising Wall Drug. Interesting place.

[Chevyland]

Made it to the truck stop

My camera didn't blow up
But I defiantly used up some memory

The place was really cool
Probably a hundred or two trucks
Mostly work trucks of the last 100 years

My favorite one was probably this

Diamond T

[Chevyland]

Man I was tired last night
Couldn't keep my eyes open to post up any other trucks

How about a couple Kenworth bullnose

[Chevyland]

You can tell we like music
But I have never seen a REO Speedwagon

[Chevyland]

They did have one of our trucks, a red long bed I think 68

But I thought this was cooler

I'm sorry, I know it is a Ford

But how many people have ever had one of these

[Chevyland]

I'm sorry!!

Here a Chevy to make up

[Tom Vogel]

Love that REO. My first restoration project as a kid was a 1931 REO Speedwagon.

[Chevyland]

The underhood inspection this morning, revealed

Loose bolt on alternator
Tightened it up
But noticed it had cut a groove on ps hose, being it was to close

Nothing a little electrical tape can't fix

[Chevyland]

We are starting our own butterfly collection
Too

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by 72supr

What a trip! If you go see Rushmore lot of other things as well. Crazy Horse, Needles Hwy,Wind Cave. If you come across the state on I90 Mitchell has the Corn Palace,Murdo a car museum and Wall has Wall Drug.If your real brave a side trip through the Badlands.Custer State park nice drive also.You'll miss the buffalo roundup in two weeks that is something to see.Good luck if you have trouble give a shout.

Thanks for the tips 72spr
Heading west out of there now
Should be in South Dakota tommorow

Met up with bronzegmc in Iowa city
Decided to stay the night and today
He was so cool to hang out with

He even let me use his lift to look under the truck

And gave me some bailing wire to fix my tailpipe

More on this awesome stop a little later

[BronzeGMC]

Sky Dog likes your truck

[Chevyland]

Hey Andy,
Thanks for introducing us to all your friends Tailgating

Your buddy "Worm" got kicked out...
Pretty quickly in fact
After only two salutes(with his smuggled in trumpet)

I guess Some of ND States fans weren't to excited
About his skill at getting the Iowa fans to cheer
So they complained about it

After that. Steve and joe broke out their stash
That stuff in they bring in, in the small bottles

Thank god
they were a little short!

There wasn't enough to go around
So Dirk and "smitty" never were able to gain enough momentum
Heckling the Bison fans themselves'
To have the pleasure of being escorted out to
Meet "worm" back in the parking lot
where all the free beer was

Seriously, all you guys
We had a blast in Iowa City

And I'll see you
With
Sky dog
Out west
This winter

[scottco]

Looks like a great time !!!!

[72supr]

Was curious what your route is through the great state of South Dakota?Iowa looked like a party! Sending a pm.

[Chevyland]

I think our hotel last night had more
Permanent residents
Than over night guests

I should have known
When there was 2 cop cars in the parking lot
And one driving by slowly

Truck was a bit hard starting this morning
I just relaxed, and took pleasure
That
Our butterfly collection is growing

[Chevyland]

We have now made it to South Dakota

Met up with 72supr
I thought he might be driving a super

Sure enough he showed up in a beauty
Dark olive over medium olive
All original with slight hint of a patina starting

We looked over the map
Gave us some pointers for the next day or so
And told us to hold out another 50 miles for lunch
Al's Oasis. Very busy place. And quite good

[Chevyland]

Followed us a couple miles down the freeway
And off he went

[Chevyland]

Rick
Thanks for the creamed honey
Brad cracked one of the containers open
Immediately

Thank god you gave us so much
That way we can share it when we get home

It was a pleasure meeting you