Blogs from Iowa, United States, North America - page 4

Geo: 40.9186, -92.2228... read more

Geo: 40.9186, -92.2228... read more

As it was while travelling from Rockton IL to Dubuque IA, my drive from Mud Lake Park in Dubuque to Clarks Ferry Campground near Davenport IA was in the raindrops – not heavy rain, but heavy enough to use the intermittent mode on my windshield wipers for most of the drive. Clarks Ferry is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility located on the western bank of the Mississippi River and was the site of a ferry that operated between the Iowa and Illinois shores in the early 1800's. The facility is actually located in Montpelier IA, about 6-8 miles south of Davenport. Jumping ahead a bit, the weather I had during my two-week stay was pleasant for the most part, but the weather in the northern Great Plains, particularly before but also during this period, ... read more

I awakened on September 7, 2016 and immediately began humming my country version of an uncountry song, “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Roof!” The rain continued while I had my morning coffee. I tore down in the rain. I drove in the rain. The drone of the windshield wipers was not really aggravating; it was more hypnotic. I was glad the drive to Mud Lake Park in Dubuque IA from Hononegah Forest Preserve in Rockton IL was only a little over 2 hours. Fortunately, as I reached the outskirts of Dubuque the rain diminished and then quit. Except for a few soggy spots in the grass where the rainwater had pooled, set-up went without a hitch. My wet feet and I set in for a catch-up session on the trusty old computer with all its nooks ... read more

It's a pity Robert Kincaid never existed and that he didn't write any National Geographic article When we arrived in O'Hare airport we passed the immigrations. The conversation we had with the officer there went something like this. Officer (in a businesslike voice): "Welcome. What is the reason for you visiting USA?" Us (in a happy voice): "Tourism." Officer (in a slightly bored voice): "What are your plans?" Us (in an excited voice): "We are going to rent a car and go on a road trip in Iowa" Officer (in a very puzzled voice): "Why on earth would you want to go on a road trip in Iowa? What are you going to see there?" Us (in very excited voices): "We are going to see the Bridges of Madison County, the famous ones, from the movie." ... read more

Photos from various places in Iowa, Illinois and possibly Wisconsin When we started this blog 10 years ago (Happy Birthday Ake's and Emma's Blog!) the main purpose was to make it possible for us to publish our photos. We also try to add some stories, possibly an anecdote or two and write a bit about the places we visit. Hopefully we do it so good that we once in a while also manage to inspire people to visit the places we have been to. But what is most important to us is that we wish to let friends, relatives and anyone else who might be interested see the pictures we take. Last summer we were in the US for a while. When we now finally have managed to sit down and sort out the photos we ... read more