Spent Monday night where we usually stay, the Swiss Inn on US-20 in East Dubuque, Illinois. It is a mom and pop effort with about ten rooms and an attached bar you could call Cheers West for the camaraderie and talk in the place. Always like not having to drive when I'm drinking. Topics of discussion were NFL teams never winning a Super Bowl, Pro teams not ending with the letter "s" and collegiate teams not ending with "S" or having a color in the name. One guy has a commercial fishing license which enables him to use nets to catch flathead catfish which can be up to 50 pounds. Plus, a mile from the Mississippi River and Dubuque.
January 20th
Disappointed only to find two bald eagles at the Dubuque Lock & Dam. Thinking this might not be a great eagle viewing trip as there is a lot more ice than usual. The eagles need open water. Lock & Dams are great places to look as are power stations.
Took US-52 south and this is a beautiful drive any time of the year with great vistas on each side as you run along a ridge for much of the way. Very twisting drive with lots of ups and downs past forests and farmland.
Eagles were more plentiful in Bellevue, and one even was nice enough to land in a tree right behind the viewing area. Word to the wise, you don't want to be in line of fire when one of those birds eliminates waste. Big bird equals big.... Sure glad we weren't under it. If that hit your windshield, you'd certainly be blinded. We saw seven eagles going about their eagle business.
Love Those Eagles. Next, Clinton, Iowa and the Lincoln Highway. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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