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  By an exercise-loving Registered Dietitian

Napa to Chicago Part V (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois)

1/6/2014

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Finally, here is the last recap!
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The picture above is nearly impossible to see, but it says "Minnesota welcomes you" on it. 

On our final day, we started in South Dakota and ended in Chicago. We made it through four states. 
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In Minnesota, we saw a lot of windmills and farmland. 
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Our two favorite parts of the state was a rest stop in Dakota, Mn called Kwik Trip Stop  (very clean, had lots of good healthy food, etc) and the cannon on the trailer. It was almost Independence Day. 
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Along I-90, Minnesota was very flat until we were close to Wisconsin. Then, it didn't feel like we were in the flat Midwest anymore. 
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Hello, Mississippi River!
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Hello, Wisconsin! It's my favorite welcome sign of the trip. 
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From La Crosse, we drove towards Madison. 
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We weren't in a hurry, so we detoured onto a more quiet country road so that we could enjoy more green scenery before settling into our urban concrete jungle just one state away from us. 
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We stopped in Madison to stretch our legs and eat dinner. We drove around the college campus and then parked near the Capitol Building. We took some pictures, walked around a bit, and ate a quick dinner. 
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We easily could have spent a whole day walking around Madison. I haven't been there since my college days. It's a fun, clean, fit city. It's only a few hours away, so I'm hoping that we can go back sometime soon. 

From Madison, we drove east to Milwaukee and then south to the Illinois border. We saw a pretty rainbow on our way. 
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In Kenosha, I got super excited as we passed Mars Cheese Castle. It's a tourist trap just north of the Wisconsin border that sells cheese and bakery goods. My oldest brother went to tennis camp in Kenosha way back in the day, and we used to stop there when we visited him. I remember eating the cheesiest grilled cheese sandwiches ever. I also recall that there were knight statues, and there were treasure trolls for sale. I'd usually get an elephant ear for the car ride home. I wonder if Mars is just like I remember it. 
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Before I knew it, the sun set on our final day. We were home. 
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It was an epic road trip. With Al's car here and everything moved in, I no longer have to share him with another city (or country). It's pretty awesome. 
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    I am  a Chicago-based Registered Dietitian working primarily in Acute Clinical Care. I started this blog in 2010, before I even knew that I wanted to be an RD! Now, as an active dietitian, this blog will become part of my life again. Read about my current healthy habits, but please peruse my old posts (from 2014 and before) to read about life as an RD student and my previous years in Australia!


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