After a night in Cabela's parking lot we crossed into Iowa. Think CORN! As far as the eye can see CORN! Lots and lots of CORN! I'm told pork is a big industry in Iowa, but what you see from the road is CORN!
We were in Iowa to visit friends from Salt Springs: Dale, Bill (Hoss) and their grandson Caleb who's attending college at Iowa Central in Fort Dodge, IA and is their star quarterback.
We found a nice county park campground just north of Fort Dodge, John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. The campground was very popular and we were lucky to find a site to accommodate our camper's size.
While in Fort Dodge, we stopped by a fall festival on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Here's some pictures...
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| Heading down to the Pumpkin patch... |
Our other stop in Iowa would be Cedar Rapids to visit good friends Dave and Mari Lu. After a few nights at Morgan Creek County Park, we all headed to their lake house on Lake Delhi.
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| The old Prowler at Dave and Marie Lu's lake house. |
In 2010, the Delhi dam failed due to 10 inches of rain over a 12 hours period. When we visited them last year, the re-construction of the dam had not been completed. This year the lake was back to it's FULL glory. (Pun intended!)
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| View of the fall colors from their lake house back yard. |
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| The new dam. |
We had some great weather for mid-October in Iowa. Here's some pictures From a sunset boat ride on the lake.
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| The new dam from the lake side. |
Dave and Marie Lu were fantastic hosts and we had a great time. With winter rapidly approaching, it was time for us southerners to move on.
Coming next, Mammoth Cave NP.
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