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June 22
On Sunday, June 22 we headed further west along I-80 to the lovely little town of Winterset, IA. OK, why Winterset? We actually had a resident of the town ask us the same thing which prompted us to ask her why she lived here. Her response was "It's a great place to raise kids" as in away from all the bad things in cities. Iowa seems pretty benign to me.
1. It's got a great city-owned campground. Nice sites, full hook-ups with 50 amps, and only $16/night.
2. John Wayne - who is more Western than that?
3. Bridges - as in covered bridges. Remember the book and motion picture "Bridges of Madison County"?
4. And we are only an hour away from where we went to college - Graceland University in Lamoni. IA.
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| Iowa weather can be interesting! This is about 30 miles east of Des Moines |
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| Pretty soon we were going 45 mph and being blown all over the road. |
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| Special insect greater at our campsite. These a 17 year locusts and when the temperature hits the '80s we have lots of noise and bugs looking for love in all the wrong places. Like mayflies, they hatch, breed, and die all within a day or two. |
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| The Duke |
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| John Wayne's birthplace |
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| This covered bridge resides in the city park next to the campground. |
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| Madison County Court House, c.a. 1876. It really dominates the skyline in Winterset. It is completely symmetrical with each face looking the same. |
Sounds like a nice little town. Great rate for FHUs, as well.
ReplyDeleteYep, the weather can right down interesting in Iowa. I have spend many a hour in a cellar.
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