Day 6: Sunday May 18 - Emily explores more hiking trails with friends and travel day.

Emily's friend and her friend are meeting Emily for some morning and mid-day hiking at Indiana Dunes. Then it's off to Coralville Lake Dam (300 miles) in Iowa for Emily to camp for one night near a Devonian fossil site. I'll be rouging it in a Sleep Inn nearby.

The 300 mile drive started with a busy drive across the southern Chicago area of Illinois, followed by many miles of rural Illinois I-80 which seemed to be a continuous construction zone. We finally reached the Mississippi and Iowa. (Note: the following pictures were taken by passenger Emily)

Mississippi River looking north

Bridge over Mississippi going into Iowa.

Welcome to Iowa.

At our stop for supper was Iowa 80 which tours itself as the world's largest truck stop and includes a vintage truck museum.