Road Trip

All cruisers need to get off the boat and take a road trip once in a while.
We decided to do ours early in the game when we still have our own car to drive. We had a number of items to be delivered to family in Alberta so we loaded up the red '94 Escort station wagon that we had purchased when our son was in University and headed west. Leaving Toronto on July 9 we traveled through Ontario, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana and then crossed the border back into Canada at Coutts, Alberta on July 13.

Here are some highlights from the trip:

Chicago Skyline - As we hit Chicago at rush hour
we had two hours to enjoy the view from the I-90.








The Corn Palace - Located in
Mitchell, South Dakota this structure
has existed in various formats as a
tribute to one of the
main industries in the area. The
murals are re-done each year and are made from different colored corn cobs. You can't miss the place - there must be 100 billboards for it on the I-90 from Chicago on.


Wall Drug - The billboards for this place outnumbered the ones for the Corn Palace. Located in the town of Wall on the edge of the badlands of South Dakota it is a rambling collection of western themed shops, restaurants, kitchy displays and much more, all under one roof.




Mt. Rushmore - As this well known national monument is only a few miles off the Interstate and the rain clouds had cleared away we made a short side trip to this amazing attraction. Very impressive!









Amazing Scenery - Every state and province we drove through had amazing landscapes.