Hiking Iowa's Mini Badlands: Rockford Fossil and Prairie Park

[@driftless1870]

Wow. Never knew this existed. Thank you for sharing!

[@smoore506]

I'm rewatching this because I have a pal in Russia and I wanted to show him the fossil park. I recommend going to Clear Lake too! I grew up there and it's beautiful. Right when you get to the parking lot, you can find fossils. You barely have to get out of your vehicle. Definitely bring extra shoes and socks that you don't care about because you will lose them 🤣

[@phild8095]

shoe fossils may be found here in the future.

[@HikePaddleBike]

Hahahaha, that has become my family's running joke about this place!

[@violetgibson9]

Oh! What a fun dad you are! I hope I get to visit there sometime

[@scoobnicholas3868]

Nice video, been to the fossil Prairie Park twice and had never hiked back to see the kilns, thanks for sharing .

[@HikePaddleBike]

Thanks! The kilns were pretty cool and worth a stop if you ever make it back out!

[@smoore506]

I've lived in Rockford for about 8 years now. You should also paddle down the shell rock by Rockford. It's a beautiful small town and I'm so glad I moved here.

[@HikePaddleBike]

Thanks for the tip, just looked up that river and it looks amazing! I'll have to try to make it there next summer!

[@smoore506]

@@HikePaddleBike or you can start on the Winnebago (right behind the fossil park) and it connects with the Shell Rock. I don't paddle but I float those rivers. Best thing is, there is a small bar called "Twin Strike Emporium" in town. During the summer, he opens up earlier in the day and has a diy bloody mary station. If you tell him you're floating, he'll hook you up with a to go cup. Perfect weekend starter! Can't wait till Summer!

[@HikePaddleBike]

@@smoore506 Love these insider tips!

[@winstonsmithKadikoy]

I remember visiting here when I was in middle school 23 years ago. Thanks for sharing. Keep making videos.

[@RussGoerend]

Learned a ton in this video. We’ll be taking the boys up sometime this summer for sure

[@HikePaddleBike]

You guys will love it!

[@landonarends3871]

Dope I live in Rockford it’s quite nice place

[@HikePaddleBike]

Thanks for watching!

[@lara423]

Thanks for this video! Finding new Iowa stuff through KZbin!

[@nance898]

Very good Video. You did a great job at narrating. I found it very educational and informative, You spoke very well, Made it easy to understand, And the video cinematography was great. Thank you for providing this. I can see you doing a program like Bill Nye the Science Guy!

[@HikePaddleBike]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'm a science teacher so being compared to Bill Nye is one of the best compliments I could get!

[@MsThylacine]

Thanks for a wonderful well made video! Wish we were close makes me want to go get some gastropods ASAP!

[@HikePaddleBike]

Thanks for watching! Definitely make the stop if you find yourself in that part of the state!

[@saj4022]

Thank you for the great info! I visited here in July and also enjoyed it very much. Was surprised to find such a place in Iowa. Spent a lot of time hiking thru the prairie, visiting the nature center and hunting for fossils. I encourage others to check it out!