CLINTON TO BETTENDORF, IOWA-- January 21st.
Took US-67 south of Clinton and hit the eagle bonanza in Princeton. Also, the first open water.
It's a small town and we saw eagles all along the half mile or so river front. They were perched in trees and diving down on the fish. Lots of up-close looks. A few homes had them perching in the trees by them. Imagine looking out your window and seeing one of these fellers up close and personal. We saw at least 25 bald eagles. Sure makes up for all we didn't see yesterday.
Then, we saw another 20 in the short distance to LeClair, Buffalo Bill's birthplace. There were five in one tree. None in LeClair, however.
I-80 IOWA WELCOME CENTER
About a month ago, the Chicago Tribune Travel Section had an article about the boring I-80 drive through Iowa and Nebraska which suggested getting off the interstate. Well, any of us roadies "coulda" told you that!! See Jan. 15th entries.
They suggested a stop at this place, so we stopped there. This definitely isn't your standard welcome center with just travel info and bathrooms. There were lots of Iowa products (including wine) as well as free coffee and a great view of the Mississippi from the bluff where it s located. There is even a walk around porch to further enjoy the vista. Well worth a stop.
More Day 3 to Come. --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.
1 comment:
Glad you found some eagles. It sounds like the count was pretty slim up to this point.
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