On my birthday (Thursday, September 17th), I took my usual day off. I decided to do some car shopping while I awaited the final steps…
Bidding a Fond Farewell (Pt. 1)
My 2006 Food 500, which I’ve dubbed the Red Barron (or RB for short) because of the way she handled herself on the road and…
Tiptoe through the Tulips
Unfortunately, the forecast of cold, rainy and windy weather for most of Saturday was absolutely correct. Since Sunday’s forecast was for more of the same,…
See the Tulips at Last?
I’ve lived in Iowa for nearly 12 years and only visited Pella twice, neither time when the town’s famous tulips were in bloom. A library…
Historical Destruction
One of the last posts I posted on my Iowa?!? travel blog was a recounting of my trips last May to the six Bridges of…
Three Days in Dubuque–Day Three
Busy day started with a stop at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. It seems that I missed much of the gardens, but the trees,…
Three Days in Dubuque–Day One
On Thursday morning, it suddenly hit me that the Labor Day weekend was approaching, and I REALLY didn’t want to spend it in Grinnell. The…
The Singin’ Trekker on the Road!
I did a re-assessment of the trip and decided to delay departure until Tuesday and reverse the direction of my route. This would mean missing…