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Best roads through Iowa
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Dave,
Both roads are good. Hwy 2 has more traffic and J40 goes through more small towns including Keosaqua , Bonaparte and Bentonsport.
Both have the same scenery but 2 does run through Shimek State Forrest and the Des Moines river.
Wuzfuz
Both roads are good. Hwy 2 has more traffic and J40 goes through more small towns including Keosaqua , Bonaparte and Bentonsport.
Both have the same scenery but 2 does run through Shimek State Forrest and the Des Moines river.
Wuzfuz
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From: Iowa
I kind of like 65 south and this would cut out Des Moines. I could go over the interstate and end up close to Pella and go through Ottumwa and over to Mt. Pleasant. I would have to start seeing what time it would be by than to start looking for rooms. I wonder what a good place to stay down in this area. I would like to make Keokuk, but I would just have to see what the timing would be.
Looks like HWY 6 would take me back to far north. This way I could also take 34 for a ways.
Looks like HWY 6 would take me back to far north. This way I could also take 34 for a ways.
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Hwy 65 is great for getting around Des Moines. I am not sure how you would be coming in to Des Moines but 163 is the quickest way out to Ottumwa. It is 4 lane divided though. Hwy 5 is more scenic and fun from Carlisle to Hwy 2 in Centerville and faster than Hwy 65 to Hwy 2. I have been meaning to hit that J40 road though after Centerville and out of Bloomfield. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.5...!1m0!3e0?hl=en
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Road Warrior
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From: Sioux Center IA
Good suggestions Jay. I think either going through Pella or Knoxville should be a good choice. If I don't make Keokuk I could always stay in Fort Madison which seems like a fun place also. Depends how many stops I encounter on the later side of the route ha ha
Road Warrior
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From: Creston, Iowa
Davey hope you post some pics of your trip! Haven't been to SE Iowa in awhile. Wife and I are hoping to hit E Iowa this year and do the river runs, heard it's something to see!
Rax
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My Ex is from Fairfield [haynes family]. Been there many times before the Maharishi people took over.
Got hit right between the eyes by either a june bug, a golf ball hit driven by tiger woods or a 30-30 one night riding through a cornfield on my way to Sturgis. Barely got the bike stopped before things went black.
Got hit right between the eyes by either a june bug, a golf ball hit driven by tiger woods or a 30-30 one night riding through a cornfield on my way to Sturgis. Barely got the bike stopped before things went black.
"There's a whole lot of money in Fairfield, Fairfield, Fairfield. There's a whole lot of money in Fairfield, and I'm gonna get me some."