Who said Iowa was flat?

[topgun2]

Rest stop North of Council Bluffs.

Heavy t-storms early this morning but clearing now.

Only Ollie I've seen so far today.

Bill

 

[shhQuiet]

I rode my bike across Iowa in RAGBRAI...  It may net out to flat, but those rolling hills are a killer!

[John and Debbie]

1 hour ago, shhQuiet said:

I rode my bike across Iowa in RAGBRAI...  It may net out to flat, but those rolling hills are a killer!

I rode my bicycle twice from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Coast.  Sea level to sea level, but the equivalent of about eight or nine Mt. Everest's between.  I have heard that RAGBRAI is a tough one.  Congratulations.

John

[Boudicca908]

11 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Only Ollie I've seen so far today.

I've towed my Oliver 5,800 miles so far this year and I've only seen two other Olivers on the road. 

[Jason Foster]

I only saw one Oliver since I bought mine.

[Patriot]

20 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Heavy t-storms early this morning but clearing now.

A free rig wash! 😄

[shhQuiet]

20 hours ago, John and Debbie said:

I rode my bicycle twice from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Coast.  Sea level to sea level, but the equivalent of about eight or nine Mt. Everest's between.  I have heard that RAGBRAI is a tough one.  Congratulations.

John

Wow, I can't imagine a bike journey like that!  Congrats to you for such a great accomplishment!  I only rode about 70-80 miles per day in "flat" Iowa.

[John and Debbie]

12 hours ago, Boudicca908 said:

I've towed my Oliver 5,800 miles so far this year and I've only seen two other Olivers on the road. 

We saw one in 4000 miles of towing from Portland, Oregon to Denver, Colorado.

[John and Debbie]

1 hour ago, shhQuiet said:

Wow, I can't imagine a bike journey like that!  Congrats to you for such a great accomplishment!  I only rode about 70-80 miles per day in "flat" Iowa.

That's a big accomplishment.  I always said that the people who say it's flat are vehicle drivers.

[jd1923]

Who said Iowa was flat?

I always knew Iowa was rolling hills of farms and cornfields. I had no idea of how steep some roads could be! This is from a few weeks ago on our current trip. We rounded Omaha on I-680, crossed the Missouri north of Council Bluffs, the same town Bill had mentioned. Somehow Apple Maps showed me what look like an interesting country route to our destination at Arrowhead Park...

I could NOT BELIEVE the roads, steep limestone dirt roads, sometimes a 10% grade which on dirt you better be careful. And we live in Arizona where steep is normal! Hard to see how steep in a picture, but you'll get the idea.

Iowa was beautiful in the 2 campsites we stayed and the country roads in-between!
(So was every state we traveled, every state in the union!)

[Patriot]

Iowa sure is flat and is second to Texas in 2024 Tornado activity. Those flats can dust up really bad weather quickly.
 

Texas was the state with the highest number of reported tornadoes in the United States in 2024, with 169 disasters reported. Iowa followed second, with 131 tornadoes reported.Apr 1, 2025 😟 

‘Stay weather aware!

[Mike and Carol]

23 minutes ago, Patriot said:

Texas was the state with the highest number of reported tornadoes in the United States in 2024, with 169 disasters reported. Iowa followed second, with 131 tornadoes reported.Apr 1, 2025 😟 

Everything is bigger in Texas.

[Dennis and Melissa]

21 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

Everything is bigger in Texas.

Maybe so.  But if my math is right, that means Iowa has about 4 times as many tornadoes per square mile.

Yikes, Dorothy.  Don't take Toto anywhere near Iowa.

[mossemi]

On 7/2/2025 at 5:47 PM, Mike and Carol said:

Everything is bigger in Texas.

But, you could cut Alaska in half and make Texas the 3rd largest state!😆

Mossey

[Galileo]

On 7/1/2025 at 11:39 AM, John and Debbie said:

We saw one in 4000 miles of towing from Portland, Oregon to Denver, Colorado.

We’ve seen several in our travels. A couple in campgrounds we’ve stayed in, and two or three on the road. 

Apparently, there are enough folks on the Oliver Facebook group that if you call out a passing Ollie - you may get that owner replying. 

We’ve also encountered a couple of “Escape” fiberglass trailers along the way as well. It’s always fun chatting with another Ollie owner - or - one of those other fiberglass trailer owners. 

[Galileo]

On 7/2/2025 at 4:47 PM, Mike and Carol said:

Everything is bigger in Texas.

…Including the egos….

(Chicagoan transplanted in Texas)