Backbone State Park - Dundee, IA

 The heart of the park is the Devil’s Backbone.  This is an interesting geological formation made by the Maquoketa River making an oxbow.  The backbone has 150 ft cliffs on both sides, sometime less than 20 ft across. It’s interesting, especially since it’s in Iowa.  This is the portion of the country that we, irreverently, refer to as the “I” states. These are the states with the worst roads, the least accommodations, and virtually nothing scenic.  

For an “I” state, this park isn’t bad.  We had  “chicken ala king,” which was really good.  Tomorrow is a two nighter in Illinois....we’ll see....