Family Adventures · Historic US Route 20 · Iowa Food · Northwest Iowa

The Delicious Side of Sac City

Sac City, IA: Sac County What a great time to take a trip on Historic US Route 20! It’s autumn, the skies are clear, the weather is beautiful, and the open historic road is calling. Plus, we’re hungry and we want Northwest Iowa cooking from some of the best folks you’re going to meet. Our trip to Sac… Continue reading The Delicious Side of Sac City

Family Adventures · Gallivanting with Linder Tire Service · Museums and History

The Mysterious Klondike of Manilla

*We have a lot of wonderful travels and one of the reason why is because we have the honor of being official On the Road Ambassadors for Linder Tire Service. Manilla, IA: Crawford County “Historic hotel” is two words that have so much meaning to our travels and there’s plenty of them to go around here… Continue reading The Mysterious Klondike of Manilla

Family Adventures · Historic US Route 20 · Lodging · Northwest Iowa · Rediscovering the All American Motel

Feeling Like Home at the Sac City Motel

*We love gallivanting and we can’t do it without some great lodging partners. Our stay at the Sac City Motel was complimentary and the opinions expressed in this blog post are of our own. Now, let’s gallivant! Sac City, IA: Sac County My old Northwest Iowa friend known as Sac City. For over 40 years I’ve… Continue reading Feeling Like Home at the Sac City Motel

Family Adventures · Iowa Food · West Central Iowa

From BBQ Smoke to Yellow Smoke & Beyond in Denison

Denison, IA: Crawford County There’s plenty of Western Iowa for everyone and the region has a lot of reasons to head there day after day. One very amazing weekend has a special meaning to the locals of Denison, Iowa and an absolute army of visitors and locals that are there to do one thing. Have a… Continue reading From BBQ Smoke to Yellow Smoke & Beyond in Denison

Gallivant Milestones and Moments · Gallivanting with Linder Tire Service · Iowa Food

A Dozen of Our Greatest Road Trip Cheeseburgers in Iowa History

A cheeseburger trip down trip down memory lane! One of the beefiest and juciest blog posts ever sponsored by Linder Tire Service. What a year in traveling for Team Goodvin! We have a lot of great meals with some of the most unique flavors, ingredients, locally raised meat with beautifully mastered cooking skills to get them… Continue reading A Dozen of Our Greatest Road Trip Cheeseburgers in Iowa History

Central Iowa · Iowa Food · Iowa's Wurst Road Trip

Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Sully

Sully, IA: Jasper County Juicy, tender, succulent, beefy, gourmet….. all words that I use very often on Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip and all these words come to mind when I think of Sully, Iowa. That’s due to the family owned institution simply known as Sully Locker & Market! Here’s what made it to the table of Team… Continue reading Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Sully

Iowa Food · Iowa's Wurst Road Trip · North Central Iowa

Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Clear Lake

Clear Lake, IA: Cerro Gordo County So Labor Day weekend is the last great time period of the summer to get out on the lake, right? Wrong! In fact there’s never a bad time to head to the lake and the precious days leading up to Autumn can provide a great and memorable trip. You’ll want… Continue reading Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Clear Lake

Grownup Getaways · Kansas

Four State Lookout & The Conclusion of the Kansas Takeover of The Iowa Gallivant

Doniphan County, Kansas (Our 3rd Kansas County) Well, folks, it’s come to the point when the last post gets published from our recent trip to Kansas and that makes me a little emotional. We discovered so much during our time here and met so many great people along the way as we always do in our gallivants.… Continue reading Four State Lookout & The Conclusion of the Kansas Takeover of The Iowa Gallivant

Kansas · Lodging

Fairfield in the First City: Leavenworth-Part 3

*Our stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites was complimentary and the opinions expressed in this blog post are of our own. Leavenworth, KS: Leavenworth County We covered a lot of ground in our trip to Leavenworth and we know there’s still so much more to the The First City in Kansas. We hit up museums, shopping, great restaurants, historic… Continue reading Fairfield in the First City: Leavenworth-Part 3

99 Proposals in 99 Counties · Outdoors All Year · West Central Iowa

99 Counties-99 Proposals: Moment #4 in Crawford County

Denison, Iowa: Crawford County There’s a lot to love, when it comes to our gallivants, and, speaking of love, our summer trip to Denison gave me another opportunity to surprise my wife with yet another proposal. The breeze was slight, the temp was a perfect 80 with hardly any clouds in the giant blue sky and… Continue reading 99 Counties-99 Proposals: Moment #4 in Crawford County