Monday, we bid adieu to family and headed back toward Iowa.  We decided we needed a tour  of the Mississippi River on the way, so we drove to Dubuque, then north on the scenic route, including a stop at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam #10 to watch barges pass through the locks on the way upstream to be reloaded.

Arriving at Decorah, we grabbed lunch and then scouted out the city campground, which was conveniently located on a spur trail near the famous Trout Run Trail that we came to ride.

We decided that early  morning would be better, when we were fresh, and turned in early, our first tent camping adventure since August 2013.