cellularsteve2.....thanks for all that information but honestly I was back on the road before I saw it. But I always appreciate tips on stuff to see.....
jvsontheroad.....thanks for the kind words as they're always welcomed. Regarding pictures, I never took a single picture that afternoon.....
ClayH.....I'm close to Oklahoma right now (I think anyhow). Thanks.....as always love the feedback.....
When I was hanging out in Arizona this winter, the whole idea of traveling to northeast Canada seemed like a good one. I did it once years ago, and I loved the ride. But after arriving on the east coast, I began to lose the interest. And so it was, rather than drive north out of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, we drove west instead. I've got some new ideas swirling around in my head so hopefully all works out for us. We dipped down onto Interstate 70.....one day of Route 30 cured my desire of the wild ride through the mountains. We passed through western Pennsylvania, drove into Ohio where an elephant passed us by.....
That night we stayed at yet another Walmart, the next day it was into Indiana where we overnighted in an abandoned construction site, and then further west, staying on the interstate, we crossed into Illinois. Now the Memorial Day weekend was just beginning so with the help of ioverlander.com (an ap that I often refer to) we found ourselves a free campsite for the weekend, just to the west of Springfield, Illinois.....
It was the perfect spot to spend the next three nights.....plenty of down time to catch up on my reading and put some miles in walking along the country roads. Temperatures and the humidity were soaring all weekend.....highs in the upper 90's everyday, so access to the lake was crucial. Dips into that cool water is what kept us alive.....
The lake was teeming with fish such as these Carp seen surface feeding (I think).....
I was surprised how few people actually camped at the lake. It seemed as though most people just did a drive by. One family with SIX (what are they thinking?) children camped nearby. They visited often to play with the dogs and begged me to come sit by their fire.....but SIX children.....no thanks.....I enjoyed my book.....
The back roads are rarely traveled here so I walked miles and miles and miles.....
Massive farms and cornfields dominate the rural landscape of southern Illinois.....
It was good to just chill in one spot for the long holiday weekend.....not a good time to be on the road anyhow.....
And this is now becoming a common sight within our little truck camper house. I rarely eat at the table anyhow, and it's a great way to save on the floor space.....
