Davenport, IA to Jackson, Minnesota

Somewhere after leaving Dansville, NY, we misplaced one entire set of keys to the RV. Since they haven't reappeared, we need to get an entire new set so both of us have keys. We already replaced the ignition key at a Ford dealer in Pennsylvania. We tried to get duplicates of the coach door keys at hardware stores, but they did not have the correct size blanks. The factory in Elkhart was only able to help us with a key to an exterior cabinet. So, Steve went online, found the key manufacturer, and as luck would have it, their key replacement division was located in Iowa!! He called them, they took the key numbers and said they would mail the keys to us. That wouldn't work, since we will need two sets of keys at Burning Man. We decided to head north, instead of west, about 150 miles to New Hampton, Iowa. While on I-80, we saw what was billed as "the largest truck stop in the world." This truck stop/fuel station/truck museum/truck wash/truck sales place had 800 parking spaces for semis! Photo of the sign, including the huge "Iowa 80" sign. We then took I-380 and US 63 north. Since this is Iowa, of course we passed numerous corn fields that seemed to go all the way to the horizon. Photo of Steve at a corn field as well as a sample of Iowa corncob. Yes, they do grow them big here! We arrived at the key place in New Hampton, IA where they already had the keys made for us. We decided rather than to retrace our steps back to I-80, we would continue north on US 63 to I-90. We then entered Minnesota heading west on I-90. We were happy to be on I-90 as it has fewer trucks and traffic in general than I-80. We've noticed lots of bridge construction in Minnesota and wonder if that is as a result of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis a couple of years ago. It was getting late as we traveled within 50 miles of the South Dakota border so Richard went online and located a county campground on a lake about 10 miles off the interstate. $14 for the night with electric. Photo of the lake. Showers were provided so we used them instead of the shower in our RV. The walls of the shower stalls were red/brown. We thought at first it was dirt; however, once we turned on the water we realized it was from the abundance of iron in the water. We are glad we do not have that problem with our well water at home.