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06-16-2020, 08:55 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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And the Journey continues...
...After leaving Blackbear campground in NY on Fri 6/12 and traveling to PA, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois we are now in Missouri! Arrived yesterday so 4 days and 1300 miles so much fun!! We will stay here (Long Shoal Campground COE) till Thursday and then its off to Clear Lake Iowa for a couple of days probably go to the memorial at the crash site “The day the Music died” and then its off to South Dakota and the Badlands, Wall Drug, Mt Rushmore, Devils Tower and Custer State park. Then.....don’t know yet? Maybe North Dakota and Teddy Rosevelt NP or Montana and Glacier NP. Wherever we wander too I’m sure its going to be pretty cool!
A few thoughts on the Midwest man there are a lot of corn fields!!! I mean lots of corn fields. Who eats all this corn? I’m from New Jersey and we have a lot of farms (contrary to popular belief) and really good corn but geeez!
They said Get an RV it will be fun! They said take the backroads and see America it will be fun!
Some of the roads in Illinois are marked as roads...and they are more like goat paths. You end up driving through endless corn fields on this “road” now in a car its no problem, in a 40 ft MH towing it’s quite the experience! But it was fun and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Having FUN!!
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06-16-2020, 10:12 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Entegra
Model: Accolade 37TS
State: South Dakota
Posts: 8,705
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Your car is using a bunch of that corn.
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06-16-2020, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 2,667
THOR #11781
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Cars, trucks and RVs eat all that corn in the form of ethanol.
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2018 Hurricane 29M
CHF, Saf-T-Plus, SumoSprings
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06-17-2020, 12:11 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Cornfields?
From the State whose Official flower is a tomato plant growing on a pile of poop at a sewage recycling plant?
(I served my Collegiate sentence at Rider: in Lawrenceville. )
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06-17-2020, 12:22 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: A.C.E. 29.2
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 190
THOR #2542
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grizz
...After leaving Blackbear campground in NY on Fri 6/12 and traveling to PA, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois we are now in Missouri! Arrived yesterday so 4 days and 1300 miles so much fun!! We will stay here (Long Shoal Campground COE) till Thursday and then its off to Clear Lake Iowa for a couple of days probably go to the memorial at the crash site “The day the Music died” and then its off to South Dakota and the Badlands, Wall Drug, Mt Rushmore, Devils Tower and Custer State park. Then.....don’t know yet? Maybe North Dakota and Teddy Rosevelt NP or Montana and Glacier NP. Wherever we wander too I’m sure its going to be pretty cool!
A few thoughts on the Midwest man there are a lot of corn fields!!! I mean lots of corn fields. Who eats all this corn? I’m from New Jersey and we have a lot of farms (contrary to popular belief) and really good corn but geeez!
They said Get an RV it will be fun! They said take the backroads and see America it will be fun!
Some of the roads in Illinois are marked as roads...and they are more like goat paths. You end up driving through endless corn fields on this “road” now in a car its no problem, in a 40 ft MH towing it’s quite the experience! But it was fun and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Having FUN!!
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90%+ of that corn is used for animal feed and for making ethanol. Very few farms out thataway grow sweet corn for human consumption. Like the others said, your RV is consuming a lot of it. [emoji1]
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06-17-2020, 12:21 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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My Post about the corn was kinda tongue-in-cheek but thanks to all that responded. But I did look it up and about 40% of the corm grown is used for Ethanol, 36% is used as feed most of the rest exported. Only about 1% is sweet corn. Really interesting info about corn, which I probably never would have thought about if I was not wandering around the Midwest.
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06-17-2020, 12:28 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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My response was definitely tongue-in-cheek...
We're just all glad to know that you're out there enjoying your rig!
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06-17-2020, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
My response was definitely tongue-in-cheek...
We're just all glad to know that you're out there enjoying your rig!
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Thanks Bob! Yes I enjoy and appreciate your sense of humor.
Yes enjoying the rig, the travel and all the folks on this forum.
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06-20-2020, 01:04 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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Now in Iowa and guess what? Even more corn!! We are in Clear Lake Iowa and just had to stop and see where the music died. Having fun...
Clear Lake Iowa by Craig Schriever, on Flickr
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06-20-2020, 01:08 AM
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Axis/Vegas Enthusiast
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.4
State: Michigan
Posts: 9,837
THOR #1150
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and the Cash Cab rolls on.....
oops sorry LOL
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06-20-2020, 01:13 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: S.O.B.
State: Florida
Posts: 684
THOR #14543
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You don't want to know what all those corn cobs are used for.
Hope the rest of your trip is lots of fun!
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Some Other Brand w/2020 Jeep Gladiator Toad
Living The Dream in "God's Waiting Room"
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06-22-2020, 11:08 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Allegro Open Road
State: Florida
Posts: 417
THOR #8069
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10 State Trip
Just returning home from a 10 state trip, Fl,Ga,Sc,Nc,Va,Md,De,Pa,Wv,Ky,Tn, just a little under 2500 miles, visiting friends and family along the way.
The Windsport did great up and down the mountains, had no issues with the RV except an awning problem. Keep up the good work Thor!
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06-22-2020, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Miramar 37.1
State: California
Posts: 2,457
THOR #12698
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Glad you are enjoying the life style on the road. It is an adventure for sure with a few minor bumps in the road along the way.
Paul
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06-22-2020, 03:02 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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Made it out of Iowa and through a bit of Minnesota and arrived yesterday in South Dakota. Staying the night at A COE park, Tailrace campground. It’s on an island in the Missouri River. Really cool place. Also did my first Blue Beacon Truck wash in Sioux Falls. Not too bad for the price really. Had to have it done because of the little wrong turn through a cornfield in Iowa! Man those gravel road throw up some dust when it hasn’t rained for awhile. And there ain’t no turnin around. Lol. Today its off to the Badlands and will spend 11 days in the area. Having fun and so far so good!
https://earth.app.goo.gl/nku5mQ #googleearth
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06-24-2020, 10:18 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.3
State: Tennessee
Posts: 161
THOR #4796
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Lovin me some corn
If you find corn that interesting, you may want to stop in at Mitchell, North Dakota, on your way out to Rushmore. They have the Corn Palace in Mitchell. :-)
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06-25-2020, 01:24 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Arizona
Posts: 66
THOR #11568
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Across the country
We started at Lake Powell/Page AZ on 5/24. Went north through UT, ID and MT and stopped the northern route at Coeur d’Alene. Turned west through MT, then to Black hills and Badlands, and across Iowa and IL. You are right about some of the backroads. Then through Indiana and Kentucky and stopped in Pigeon Forge for the Smokey Mountains. Visited grandkids in NC with one at the USCG in Atlantic Beach. Then south to Myrtle Beach and now in Anderson, SC at my brothers. Over 4300 miles and everything is going great. Just still trying to get to the rain and humidity out here. Headin south to the gulf next and then back west. Keep those Aria’s moving
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06-25-2020, 01:30 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ARIA 3901
State: New Jersey
Posts: 170
THOR #5141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tebo53AZ
We started at Lake Powell/Page AZ on 5/24. Went north through UT, ID and MT and stopped the northern route at Coeur d’Alene. Turned west through MT, then to Black hills and Badlands, and across Iowa and IL. You are right about some of the backroads. Then through Indiana and Kentucky and stopped in Pigeon Forge for the Smokey Mountains. Visited grandkids in NC with one at the USCG in Atlantic Beach. Then south to Myrtle Beach and now in Anderson, SC at my brothers. Over 4300 miles and everything is going great. Just still trying to get to the rain and humidity out here. Headin south to the gulf next and then back west. Keep those Aria’s moving
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Sounds like your having a great time! Yes keep em moving! I hear ya about the rain and Humidity, I lived in it my whole life, well the humidity part anyway. We are leaving the Badlands today heading for the Black Hills and Custer and Rushmore. After that its time to head for higher elevations and cooler temps. Not sure where yet.
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06-25-2020, 02:08 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Maybe Flagstaff?
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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06-25-2020, 03:58 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,496
THOR #3156
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Great adventure Grizz. Please post more pic. Sure wish I was out there with you
Jerry
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