From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:29:42 -0500,   
     sticks  wrote:   
   >  On 6/30/2025 12:40 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
      
   > > ...As we got into eastern Nebraska and for a good part of   
   > > western Iowa, we had hill after steep hill to climb.  These   
   > > were at times a bit much for the Acadia, and I would often end   
   > > up driving less than 50 mph so it wouldn’t be running at crazy   
   > > rpms.   
   >   
   >  You gotta get used to speeding up on the downhills so you have   
   >  enough momentum to do the climbing.  I did my best to do it   
   >  pulling our TOAD and it sure helps, but I have a diesel and   
   >  don't mind it chugging along if necessary.   
      
   Yeah, I do some of that, but don't want the trailer getting too   
   squirrely so have to moderate a bit.  And some of those hills are   
   just so dang big that the momentum will only carry you so far up.   
      
   Interestingly, we use a similar technique on the tandem.  When the   
   spacing and height of the hills are just right, it's a real blast.   
   We call them "tandem rollers" and they let you build up a lot of   
   speed--just flying over the crests.  Tons of fun.   
      
      
   >  I love the hilly parts of Iowa.  On the eastern side along the   
   >  Mississippi, it's just gorgeous.  Rode the motorcycle 450 miles   
   >  on Saturday up through Wisconsin on hwy 33 into La Crescent,   
   >  Minnesota, then took the Great River Road down through Iowa and   
   >  into Dubuque. Turned into Illinois and went thru Galena and   
   >  headed home.  Beautiful day to be out riding.  Upper 80's until   
   >  we got to La Crosse, then it jumped up into the low 90's for a   
   >  short period, but it was manageable.   
      
   Nice!   
      
      
   > > This campsite was at Lewis and Clark Lake State Park, along an   
   > > old ox bow of the Missouri River.  No bath house, but it was   
   > > reasonably scenic and we had a nice campfire...   
   > >   
   > > https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250604_195534.jpg   
   >   
   >  Cool, you got another spot right on the water.  Peaceful.  How   
   >  were the bugs out there?   
      
   I had pretty good luck getting sites on water edges.  In today's   
   world, many of the reservation systems give a good look at what's   
   around each site.   
      
   Bugs were tolerable most places, not like our camping near Lake   
   Huron a couple of years ago.  Those mosquitoes were blood thirsty   
   bastards!   
      
   --   
   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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