bicycling across America, leaving llinois and entering Iowa

The position of Whispering Oaks Campground on Google Maps is incorrect and I had to find that out the hard way. Whispering Oaks does not have a website, but it's just off HWY 97 in Gilson IL. I have tried my best and will continue to pester Google about it. I cross the Mississippi River in Davenport Iowa and continue west.

This video filmed with Flip UltraHD video camcorder, 4gb internal memory, edited with Windows Live Movie Maker on an HP Mini 210 running Windows 7 and uploaded at the Boone Public Library in Boone Iowa

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"The Owl Named Orion"

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[felocapoeira]

Ud quiere decir Estados Unidos por que America es todo el continente

[ThreeWheelJourney]

@felocapoeira Sí, Norteamérica es el continente y los Estados Unidos en un país dentro del continente

[baddogonline]

I have really come to look forward to each of your updates. They make me smile. The scenery and weather in Iowa looks great! BTW, you do know that corn syrup is used to flavor your tobacco too? ;) Ha! Me, being a connoisseur of whole-leaf tobacco, I know these things...

[ThreeWheelJourney]

@baddogonline ya live... ya learn..... I wish I would have known how to edit videos before I departed. I'm sure I will continue to learn and evolve..... thank you so much for following my channel.... you've been one of the people who have been with me for a long time. THANKS!

[ThreeWheelJourney]

@knockoutgout yes... check out the links in the doobleedoo (description box)

[catap977]

glad to see you are doing well and still alive and not a road pizza, met you on the GAP trail at Ceeder Creek as we were prepping for our ride from Pgh Pa to DC, well we did the trip and had a great ride, well good luck and have a safe trip.

[ThreeWheelJourney]

@knockoutgout Hello John, I put a new chain (Sram) in Key West, and I wipe it down and oil it pretty much daily. I like a clean drivetrain. In the video description is the make and model of the camera. It's a Flip UltraHD (which is going out of business and the cameras are selling for $77 at Walmart). I mount it to the Bob trailer using a GorillaPod tripod. thanks for watching, I think your've been following my channel since close to the beginning. THANKS!

[sbasalan]

HI Bud, your helmet is a interesting one to wear. Good job

[Douger4u777]

@ThreeWheelJourney I will get a brooks saddle. I planning on getting touring bike. The one I have now is 6 years old. I put probably around 5000 miles on. Its not set up for touring. I really like the Surley long hauler. Talked to a guy at huntington beach this last weekend that had one. He just loved his. They get a Cross country bike trail from the west to the east the would absolutely wonder....Safe Travels to ya!..:)

[ThreeWheelJourney]

@tomyhill123 with perfect conditions (flat and no wind) I average 9 miles per hour