All we can say at this point, the trip from Rapid City east on I90 was absolutely wonderful. We've never seen some much green, nor is it at all what we expected ... It was beautiful. I90 for the most part was very good ... a few places where road work was being done ... and lest we forget, some of the road to bridge transitions had a lot to be desired .... especially through Iowa .... Its interesting to me how well some folks do this ... while others ... not so much.
As you can imagine, we were very excited to see the Wisconsin state line and immediately coming into La Crosse.
We were both pretty much done for the day, so while I got us through a huge section of bridge construction coming into La Crosse, Jackie was busy doing her search thing for a campground to spend what was left of the afternoon and evening. And as usual, she totally nailed it, with a campground in West Salem, Neshonoc Lakeside Camping Resort, and just off the highway. We thought it kinda funny, as the last place we stayed was in Salem SD.
This park was huge. And because of the weekend, a lot of folks were already parked. They had a wonderful pull through site for us .... large enough for us not to have to disconnect the trailer. And up on a hill so we had some views of a beautiful lake below.
And of course, it didn't take us long to get set up with chairs under the awning, drinks in our hand and preparing dinner. One of Jackie's favorite things to do when arriving at a new park is go for a walk and check things out. But this place ... was a good workout after dinner. But very fun as always. And as with every other park we had been to, a variety of campers ... from MHs like ours to tent trailers .... and everything in between. This park had a huge play ground for the kids, so there were lots of kids. And of course lots of boaters. The first people we met, camped directly across from us, were part of a motorcycle group who used the park as a home base. Not long after we parked they all headed out for an evening ride. Probably 25-30 bikes ... mostly big Harleys. And most were staying in 5th wheel toy hauler/campers. Some really cool rigs. And it wasn't till after dark did we discover they had their rigs lit up like Christmas trees .... lights everywhere .... It was very cool. It was a great place to stay and we had a wonderful evening.
Because we were so excited, it didn't take us long the get the slides pulled in and get on the road the next morning .... We knew we were only a few hours away from seeing all the work that our sister & brother-in-law had put into preparing a place for us deep in the woods of northeast Wisconsin. Of course our original plan was to go through Appleton to say hello to our son JJ and his family on the way, but discovered the nite before, they were camping at an outdoor concert venue and would not likely be back till later in the day, so we took the most direct route from LaCrosse to Shawno. And like the days before on the road, it was a beautiful drive.
Well I have to say, Scott & Cheryl (brother-in-law & sister) did an incredible job of preparing for us. It included cutting down a few trees, most of which were dead, and pulling out the stumps. That in itself was a lot of work. Their goal was to have us in the woods, but close enough to the house for us to have full hook ups, water, sewer & electric. Though we still had a bit of work to do upon arrival, we were able to get the Bus exactly where they wanted it to be. I named the process shoe horning .... it was up & back a few times to get us set on what turned out to be a very level site. Some additional trimming was required but it was a most awesome location.
The old swing bench was relocated for us to use ... and Scott dug out and built a most awesome fire pit .... which turned out to be our favorite spot to just hang out.
And what a way to end a day .... many days in fact ....
Stay tuned for Our Adventures in Wisconsin ... coming up next.
