From Clinton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa

We left Clinton this morning...

Quiet lake view out the windshield - can you see the fisherman?

Here, I zoomed it in... I think that is Chuck, one of the folks we met at the campground. They currently have a seasonal site, but I think he said that he will be retiring in a few weeks and they plan to start traveling.  You can also see the yard signs of our across-the-road neighbors who have an Afghan hound.

On our way across Illinois, we were passed by a number of cars with "DustBallRally" written on them - found this on the web:  http://dustballrally.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=329:dustball-rally-3000-ny-to-la&catid=43:dustball-2000&Itemid=269
It appears that they are on their third day of driving from NYC to Los Angeles... and that it is not really a race but a scavenger hunt... their website has a lot more information about older races but not much about the one going on now...

Before Peoria, the crop fields that we drove through (primarily on US 36) were very flat, though there were some swales separating fields so there must be some lower areas. After Peoria, the topography changed and the fields were much more rolling. It still surprises me how much agricultural land there is in Indiana and Illinois - I just don't think of them as being agricultural...

We made a stop at the World's Largest Truckstop (https://iowa80truckstop.com/). We were hoping to find lug nut covers to match the ones that are on the tag axle (where we have lost one), but no joy there.

We checked out the replacement drivers seats that they had on display - we keep on thinking that we would find some other seats more comfortable than the ones in Miss Doozie currently. As long as we only drive 3 or so hours the seats aren't too bad, but, like today, we were traveling more like 5 hours... and the seats that feel soft to the touch get really uncomfortable.

We've pulled in for the night at Cove Equipment, just off I-80, and just a mile or so from HWH where we have a 7am appointment tomorrow.

Miss Doozie and the Jeep are settled for the evening...

I think these are grain carriers - some have regular tires, but the two further ones have crawler treads.

Miss Doozie looks positively small next to those combines!

Cove Equipment - one of the owners was so nice to tell me that it was ok for us to overnight here tonight.

Some of the New Holland combines

Strong tractor to pull that many wagons! (trailers?)

This one was on the lot last year too (http://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2016/10/moscow-iowa-ready-to-visit-hwh-tomorrow.html) - I had wondered on the blog last year if $25,000 was a "deal" - I guess no one has decided that it is a deal suited for them...