May is about the most exciting month to travel and camp out in Iowa. We took in the Driftless area of Iowa and Wisconsin where we learned more about mounds at Effigy Mounds National Monument, ate at funky Café McGregor, took in Starks and Cabelas in Prairie du Chien, and entered our favorite forest over the “Forest Road” into Yellow River State Forest.
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Enjoy this photo journal of our stay.
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- Fascinating terrain and vegetation characterize the Driftless Area.
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- More questions than answers arise when investigating mounds.
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- Looking Down River
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- A great fishing spot.
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- Fresh fish for dinner.
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- Spring is about a week later in northeast Iowa than central Iowa.
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- Nettles were a resource for Native Americans and still are for modern day foragers.
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- Last year’s young hang around as long as they can.
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- A favorite walk.
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- Season Five now open!
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- Tightly wrapped Mayapple pushes through the early spring ground.
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- Birding is exceptional in May.
