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Be safe! Love this thread Tom....
Be safe! Love this thread Tom....
Not sure what your route is looking like, my travels from IA to FL usually took me down the avenue of the saints toward STL. There’s a state park down in SE Iowa I’ve stayed at a few times
Geode State Park, IA
Geode State Park has been a traditional favorite for locals as well as out-of-state visitors. The park is named after the state rock which is frequently found in the area. Geodes bring "rock hounds" to the local area in search of this elusive prize.iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com
I haven’t been there since they renovated, I recommend site 30, your rig should fit. They used to be 30 amp sites but I think they upgraded everything last year when they updated the place.
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Are you going to ride Tail of the Dragon while in Tennessee?
So staying here via HH and picked up some more moonshine. This is located right off the 40 in Jackson TN. Friendly folks and told me to let Roxy have the run of the place.
another RV is here…a younger couple with a small girl. They are from Hollister CA so we talked about whats going on there. I know hollister very well growing up in the Monterey Bay and been to many July 4th Harley Runs there. Hollister is well known for this run and is in the HAs back yard so it is kind of their deal. Lots of Top Hatters and HA in attendance when it is held. Small world.
pics from today
thats the Mississippi and Memphis. Sorry…not the best pics ;(
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It sounds like you blew through Memphis but that Bass Pro Shop is their flagship store.
It has a hotel inside with pontoons and bass boats in the water / all inside that building. They also have one of the coolest gun museums on the second floor. I used to go to that town for work and would always go there and hang out rather than sit in my hotel room.
It looks like a good time to start heading to FL now that fall is coming!
Couple of pics of the fog this AM. Havent seen much of this since I moved from Monterey a longggg ass time ago
What did this farm produce for sale ? Seems the other HH stops included some type of business or store.
Sure enjoyed tagging along on this journey, thanks for taking the time to share.
Beautiful country, didn't realize it was that same location as before.this one is beef. I had stayed here in late June I think. Their steaks are excellent. I am pretty sure I posted pics from here at that time.
Fog is all gone now. Going to be a great day.
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one more stop prior to getting to LuckyStrikes
Beautiful country, didn't realize it was that same location as before.
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What did this farm produce for sale ? Seems the other HH stops included some type of business or store.
Sure enjoyed tagging along on this journey, thanks for taking the time to share.
Pic #1... The pup looks relieved the day's drive is over.Holy shit I was dragging today. From NC to FL which was almost 400 miles but google took me straight over the Appalachians or Smokies. Talk about white knuckles. YIKES. Tons of hairpin turns going down and up…down and up. Beautiful drive but…you really cant look too much or you will find yourself off the road immediately. This was literaly out of the box this AM. Set me up for a long ass day PLUS I lost an hour at that.
all good as this is where we are staying for the night. The owners just want you to enjoy their farm and says stay as long as you want. Very nice people thru Harvest Host. They dont want anything for staying but I am going to give them a nice bottle of champaign. The trees are are friggin awesome. The trim em up to about 20 feet into a canopy which is probably 50 feet high.
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Tomorrow is a short 300 miles to LuckyStrikes.
here is where we are at
Pic #1... The pup looks relieved the day's drive is over.
LOL. I met a Golden today. Belongs to newer member at our boat club. Pretty sure he and I are going to be good friends.lol. Ya…she was like…pushed it a little far for me today
here the place is so big with nobody here she doesnt need to be leashed. She isnt a problem but I just always leash
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LOL. I met a Golden today. Belongs to newer member at our boat club. Pretty sure he and I are going to be good friends.
Like I said Try to make it by 1:00Holy shit I was dragging today. From NC to FL which was almost 400 miles but google took me straight over the Appalachians or Smokies. Talk about white knuckles. YIKES. Tons of hairpin turns going down and up…down and up. Beautiful drive but…you really cant look too much or you will find yourself off the road immediately. This was literaly out of the box this AM. Set me up for a long ass day PLUS I lost an hour at that.
all good as this is where we are staying for the night. The owners just want you to enjoy their farm and says stay as long as you want. Very nice people thru Harvest Host. They dont want anything for staying but I am going to give them a nice bottle of champaign. The trees are are friggin awesome. The trim em up to about 20 feet into a canopy which is probably 50 feet high.
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Like I said Try to make it by 1:00
I Got NFL And Rib eyes and Corn On The Fucking Cob...And Ice Cold BLs
LOl i just hear it in a gruff voice THIS OUR BED NOW
Holy shit. Being on the road without a home cooked me for a while but AJ knocked it out of the park tonight. Friggin steak was awesome…I havent had a steak like that in a bit and I ate every morsel of that bitch.
sign me off fat and happy right now.
long day with a perfect ending.
Glad you made it safe...keep me in the loop on how your deal goes while there and what your plans for TX and AZ are.
Thanks and will do
hope Mak is still improving
I’ll be right over!
Glad to see you made it safe and sound, Tom
That is exactly how things are supposed to work!! The fruits of surrounding yourself with good people and treating people right.So....insurance decided they wanted me to have an MRI before they will authorize the new surgery. Found this out after 5 on Friday. May have to reschedule which is a non-starter for me.
So....the Doc steps in and calls me Saturday....asks how my drive is going and we have some small talk. After discussing whats going on he says don't worry about it....I will get this handled. Asks me to text him Monday (today) around 7:30A to remind him to get the MRI scheduled for today. Done and had my MRI at 1P today.
He then sends me a text later and tells me and AJ to come over and have some drinks with him. We grab and ice chest, jump in the gator and head over. We hang out for a while and talk about all sorts of stuff including vaccines, Fauchi, boating, etc. I told him I have an appt with him tomorrow at noon. He tells me to just come in at 10:15 and tell the girls to do an Xray on my knee and he will be in at 11 to go over everything. Tells me he will get this done Wed and will do the scope or another knee replacement after he looks over the MRI and Xrays. Do I have a preference??? I said well....no drinking tomorrow night before surgery.....lol I told him I will do whatever his recommendation is.
He then asks AJ if he wants his MAKO boat that he doesn't use. Has a trailer and all and honestly....it just needs a good cleaning up. AJ asks him seriously....how much would you want for it Doc. It would make a great little fishing boat around the river near AJs house. Don't know how that will all end up.
Can't ask for any more than what I am receiving from Doc Fifer. First class Doc and I have complete trust in his work.
Ready to get this done
Had another great dinner with AJ and Patty and winding down now.
Life is good