Welcome to the van as we dig up travel stories from the DEPTHS of Reddit!

Abby (of Hooks.and.hops) joins us to discuss traveling air fryers, solo expeditions, and obvious vacations with second families.

Buckle up and enjoy this week's laid-back conversation!

Noah and Noodles here!

We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey.

Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations.

Follow each adventure visually at:

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Today, we explore a region shrouded in mystery …

An isolated land of rugged hills, carved river valleys, and secluded relics of ages past.

The American Midwest.

Specifically, a region untouched by the many terraforming glaciers that flattened much of what we now refer to as the Upper Midwest.

What we find might surprise you...

Recording Locations:

https://www.iowadnr.gov/places-go/state-parks/all-parks/maquoketa-caves-state-park

Potosi, Wisconsin

https://www.potosibrewery.com/

Governor Dodge State Park

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/govdodge

Mines of Spain - Dubuque, Iowa

https://www.minesofspain.org/

Highway 20, East of Dubuque

Works Cited:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30068294?searchText=glacial%20movement&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dglacial%2Bmovement%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A7adbd841d5b02ad978f1d3558444b56b

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30054867?searchText=the+driftless+region&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dthe%2Bdriftless%2Bregion%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Ada2488f7a1a6ca5cd9e7a59f1218795c&seq=1

https://data.wgnhs.wisc.edu/pubshare/ES057.pdf

https://eaglebluffmn.org/driftless/

https://www.iowadnr.gov/places-go/state-parks/all-parks/maquoketa-caves-state-park

https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1430&context=jias

https://www.wisconservation.org/the-driftless-region/

https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/glad-you-asked/ice-ages-what-are-they-and-what-causes-them/

https://www.agatemag.com/2021/02/the-driftless-the-land-and-humans/

https://www.rafamedina.com/research/bryda/

Noah and Noodles here!

We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey.

Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations.

Follow each adventure visually at:

https://www.instagram.com/backroadsodyssey/

Welcome to our inaugural collection of travel stories from the depths of Reddit, where my dog Noodles and I react to online tales that range from bone-chilling to heartwarming.

After two years on the road, Noodles and I craft informed commentary on Reddit's wildest travel stories; the good, the bad, and the ugly.

https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/13hmnlx/what_i_like_and_dislike_about_the_usa_as_a_tourist/?chainedPosts=t3_y2xroq

https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/117e2cx/whats_your_favourite_crazy_life_experience_travel/

https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/1cyuwuc/travel_mishaps_do_you_have_any_funny_travel/

https://www.reddit.com/r/solotravel/comments/11hk4m9/tell_me_the_stories_from_your_solo_travel_trip/

Noah and Noodles here!

We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey.

Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations.

Follow each adventure visually at:

https://www.instagram.com/backroadsodyssey/