Drove our Chevy to the campsite, but the campsite was snowy and cold

Chicago to Clear Lake, Iowa via Madison (10/13):

Chicago thus accomplished, we headed north to Madison, Wisconsin, where we saw the largest capital outside of Washington DC. We then went to Iowa, where we passed through Dubuque on the border, which is just about the most charming-looking town you could find anywhere. We stopped in Clear Lake in the middle of the state, for one of the most unpleasant nights of camping—really cold, with rain turning to snow and then back to rain throughout the night. Although we didn’t realize it until the next day, Clear Lake is the site where the plane of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper crashed. Nothing in the town is open past 7:30, so our search for firewood was futile, and we spent the evening hanging out in the car to stay warm until bedtime.
-M