North Central (aka midWest) taco trails and adventures

JayQQ97

JayQQ97

MW surVivor ... clutched. 3o9k on the 0D0
... countless miles of roads out there to wheel on.
the truck has completed quite a few of them so far but many more to go!

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wheeled this trail into north Central Minnesota two days ago on 7-25-22 on the hunt for the Mississippi river headwaters

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156 miles in length from US-169 in Belle Plaine to MN-210 in Brainerd
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8-1-22
...on the hunt for the first Badger trail adventure today in southern Wisconsin
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runs 123 miles from Beloit to the Mississippi river @ CassVille

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...east end in Beloit
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...west end in CassVille
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8-7-22
heading out to wheel on Tiger 87
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77 miles in length starting at the Missouri river in Glasgow
adventure trail ends in Eldon
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Missouri River crossing
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Tiger 87 trailHead
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9-7-22
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runs 104 miles from east Springfield at I-55 to US-150 south of Galesburg
a taco adventure by the Illinois state capitol, plenty of cornfields and an old bridge over the Illinois river at Havana
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the adventure begins...
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the Illinois state capitol in the distance
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stopped for a snickers break in Havana before crossing the Illinois river (bridge in distance under Hardees sign)
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more cornfields...
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the end of IL-97 at US-150 just south of Galesburg
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9-20-22
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Tiger 90
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Route 90 is a two-lane highway for its entire length and is in rugged areas, very hilly and very curvy.
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redeemed an FBR in Springdale AR before heading out
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took a 'scenic' route to find that tiger trail east on US-412 to north AR-23 to US-62 in Eureka Springs, then west to AR-37 north to the Missouri border
US-62 is a wickked drive through NWC Arkansas, no safety time to look out at the mountains lest you drive right off the road
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MO/AR border on route 37
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trailHead for Tiger 90 is just ahead
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the rugged adventure begins :cool:
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the west end of tiger trail 90 at tiger 43
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parked in MO and AR whilst standing in OK
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10-10-22
wheelin' on hoosier 10 today
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The trail runs 85 miles west to the Illinois border from hoosier 19
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east end of hoosier 10
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going to hunt this trail down in Chicago
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10-19-22
it's been almost 3 months since I wheeled it into Minnesota
rolling west today on Viking 19

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its 2o7 miles from US-61 at Red Wing to SD-30 at the south Dakota border
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Quite the strange road this MN-19 was
Minnesota is the land of 10000 lakes
And yet I only recall seeing 1 lake along the 200+ miles road
Which was more of a pond than a lake lol

the end of Viking 19 at the SD border
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welcome to South Dakota
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buhbye Minnesota
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a roundTrip of 1204 miles
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putting this on the future todo for some winter wheeling in January :)

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straight into the east Saint Louis 'burbs it goes...
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10-31-22

It's been nearly 4 anda half months since I last wheeled on a hawkEye trail

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Rock62 said:
You should wait a few months. Then we'll have ice and snow pack on the "trails".......and more potholes. ;)
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Or it could be like last year and be nothing but a cold & arid desert lol

The only real snow I ran into last season was in KCMO blizzatd and way up north in north central Minnesota where the Mississippi river starts
Not even south Dakota had any measurable snow until near the North Dakota border
Lol
 
JayQQ97 said:
Or it could be like last year and be nothing but a cold & arid desert lol

The only real snow I ran into last season was in KCMO blizzatd and way up north in north central Minnesota where the Mississippi river starts
Not even south Dakota had any measurable snow until near the North Dakota border
Lol
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Interesting. We had about 24"+ in our front yard.
 
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