North Central (aka midWest) taco trails and adventures

[JayQQ97]

... 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!

 

[JayQQ97]

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


156 miles in length from US-169 in Belle Plaine to MN-210 in Brainerd

 

[JayQQ97]

8-1-22
...on the hunt for the first Badger trail adventure today in southern Wisconsin

runs 123 miles from Beloit to the Mississippi river @ CassVille

...east end in Beloit

...west end in CassVille

 

[JayQQ97]

8-7-22
heading out to wheel on Tiger 87

77 miles in length starting at the Missouri river in Glasgow
adventure trail ends in Eldon

Missouri River crossing


Tiger 87 trailHead

 

[JayQQ97]

9-7-22

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


exit to IL-97 trailHead coming up in a quarter
the adventure begins...

the Illinois state capitol in the distance

stopped for a snickers break in Havana before crossing the Illinois river (bridge in distance under Hardees sign)

 

[JayQQ97]

cornfields...

Cuba...
more cornfields...


the end of IL-97 at US-150 just south of Galesburg

 

[JayQQ97]

9-20-22

Tiger 90

Route 90 is a two-lane highway for its entire length and is in rugged areas, very hilly and very curvy.

redeemed an FBR in Springdale AR before heading out
a frozen hot chocolate for a very hot morning

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


MO/AR border on route 37

trailHead for Tiger 90 is just ahead

the rugged adventure begins

 

[JayQQ97]

the west end of tiger trail 90 at tiger 43

 

[JayQQ97]

parked in MO and AR whilst standing in OK

 

[JayQQ97]

10-10-22
wheelin' on hoosier 10 today

The trail runs 85 miles west to the Illinois border from hoosier 19


trailHead starting at hoosier 19

east end of hoosier 10

 

[JayQQ97]

west end of Hoosier 10 at the Illinois state line




going to hunt this trail down in Chicago

 

[JayQQ97]

10-19-22
it's been almost 3 months since I wheeled it into Minnesota
rolling west today on Viking 19


its 2o7 miles from US-61 at Red Wing to SD-30 at the south Dakota border

 

[JayQQ97]

 

[JayQQ97]

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

welcome to South Dakota


buhbye Minnesota


crazy high speed in SD on i29

a roundTrip of 1204 miles

 

[JayQQ97]

putting this on the future todo for some winter wheeling in January

straight into the east Saint Louis 'burbs it goes...

 

[JayQQ97]

10-31-22

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

 

[JayQQ97]

US-20/75 border crossing @ Sioux City

 

[Rock62]

You should wait a few months. Then we'll have ice and snow pack on the "trails".......and more potholes.

 

[JayQQ97]

You should wait a few months. Then we'll have ice and snow pack on the "trails".......and more potholes.

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

 

[Rock62]

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

Interesting. We had about 24"+ in our front yard.