Rolling Along With The Reynolds

Jim and Cindy's Adventure Blog traveling all over the USA

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 Day Trip to Dubuque Iowa  

* Fenelon Place Elevator Company- the worlds steepest shortest scenic funicular railway, 296 feet in length and elevating passengers 189 feet from Fourth Street to Fenelon Place. The views were magnificent- you can see all of downtown and the Mississippi River. We parked car at top, rode the cable car down, and walked all over downtown spending a great day in Iowa.
* Shot Tower – super interesting structure made back in the 1800s to manufacture ammunitions.
* Mississippi Riverwalk – was very pretty (but can’t help giving a shoutout to Columbus Georgia Chattahoochee Riverwalk; they know how to do it!)
* Star Brewery – we encountered multiple wedding receptions going on at various venues here on the Riverwalk, including the historic Star Brewery. A perfect May Saturday day to have a wedding; congrats and best wishes to all the happy couples.
* Enjoyed fudge, ice cream and flowers at a cute candy shop before riding the cable car back up the hill.
* To break up the hour drive back to camp, we swung by and finished the day at Petosi Brewery Museum. Not just beer itself, but they showcased a wealth of delicious Root Beers too! Cheers!
Even with all the walking we did today, I somehow don’t think we burned up all the calories we took in, LOL
2023 – 9 Picture Album of Iowa and Wisconsin

Platteville, Wisconsin:

Biking on the Rountree Trail and enjoying Mound View County Park  

The Rountree Branch Trail system is part of a larger Regional system going for miles nestled in the heart of the beautiful Driftless Region. Rolling hills, organic farms, breweries, wineries were just some of the sights. We biked part of the paved trail which goes right through the lovely Mound View County Park and Campgrounds and beyond to the town and stopped off for a margarita and lunch at Fiesta Cancun. The most beautiful flora was blossoming all over; pictured here is Physalacriaceae fungi. (Never made it back after sunset to see if it was glowing). Prairie Smoke (aka Ol’ Man Whiskers) and pink/white/orange honeysuckle was everywhere.

2023 – 9 Picture Album of Iowa and Wisconsin

Trolls in Mt. Horeb? Yep, so had to do a day trip!  

Our last day in this area took us on a day trip to see the Trolls in Mount Horeb Wisconsin. Such a cute Norwegian town, they actually tout themselves as the “Troll Capital of the World”! The town has 34 trolls scattered about and a convenient map brochure listing them all out to have a fun scouting walkabout.
While here too we discovered that Duluth Trading Company is headquartered here. With only 20 minutes to close, we managed to power shop and chat up with a friendly staff who told us all about their history and more (it was nice to find out that Oshkosh has an outlet store which we intend on visiting tomorrow on travel day).
2023 – 9 Pictures of Trolls