Day 4, Saturday September 6, La Crosse, WI 350 Miles

We are here at last, one day ahead of schedule. Our last day through South Dakota and Minnesota was a topper. We continued on SD 34 all the way to Minnesota. There, we switched to US 14. This rural road took us across southern Minnesota. We stayed on it until just east of Rochester. We switched to I-90 to make the last 30 miles into La Crosse.

On the way, we found a snazzy old car yard, specializing in muscle Mopars and a few Hudsons. The friendly folks here enjoyed checking out the La Salle and showing us their treasures. They had a very rare '61 Plymouth with a cross-ram 383 engine. Lots of rust, but some potential. These Plymouths were the most outrageous designs of the 60's and they were forgotten by even the most fanatic Mopar collectors. Just when they were almost gone, interest was rekindled by a few beautifully restored samples of these cars.


In La Crosse, we found the host hotel and met several friends from tours past. Had a great meal overlooking the Mississippi.


The news from home about nephew Glenn has been better but I am still very concerned. His life is not in immediate danger, but the prognosis for recovery from his severely broken legs remains guarded. Nance says his feet are warm and he is in good spirits. We are all rooting for him at this point, what else can be done? What a bummer.


We will go off the air for a few days. I will try to send some pix from the tour early next week.