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/

What is the REAL story of Iowa?

Nestled among the limestone bluffs along the Mississippi River, we unearth the curious origin of Iowa as told through the story of its first permanent European settler, Julien Dubuque.

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What was Iowa like before statehood? How, when, and why did it become a state?

Finally, WHY should you care?

Noodles and I explore these questions (and much more!) as we delve into the surprising history of our home state.

Safe travels!

Works Cited:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3740672?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.npr.org/2016/04/06/473268312/before-it-was-dangerous-lead-was-the-miracle-metal-that-we-loved

https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/features/article_1f520a43-4d6a-5677-b7f8-f9e490a79c91.html

https://ouriowaheritage.com/honoring-the-ioway-tribe-of-johnson-county/

https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/artifact/1442/julien-dubuque-lead-mining-and-mines-spain

https://www.britannica.com/place/Dubuque

https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/events/E4015689

https://ouriowaheritage.com/2024/09/21/september-21-1832/

https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2668/path-statehood

https://www.cityofdubuque.org/1060/History#:~:text=Dubuque%20is%20Iowa's%20oldest%20city,abundant%20amount%20of%20lead%20mines.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Hawk-War

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/french-exploratoin-mississippi-valley

https://www.minesofspain.org/history/

https://ouriowaheritage.com/our-iowa-heritage-true-native-iowans/

https://ouriowaheritage.com/our-iowa-heritage-the-discovery/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TLFqW0nCo

https://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=102

https://www.minnesotatrap.com/history-in-the-making/shot

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/

Today we visit the North Dakota Badlands where the too often overlooked Theodore Roosevelt National Park lingers in the shadows...

While there, we answer the following questions:

• How did Theodore Roosevelt come to have a National Park named after him?
• Why is this sidelined National Park unique?
• Why should you add this fascinating park to your travel bucket list?

We'll also answer listener questions at the end - safe travels!

Works Cited:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2711623?read-now=1&seq=6#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23349843?read-now=1&seq=28#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/park-history.htm

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-national-parks/theodore-roosevelt

https://npshistory.com/publications/roosevelt/index.htm

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/theodore-roosevelt-national-park-examining-a-complicated-legacy

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/parks/theodore-roosevelt-national-park/geology-theodore-roosevelt-national-park

https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/nature/bison-buffalo.htm

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/