Back In Time

With a break in the weather, we continued our journey across middle America passing thru the “Land of Lincoln” and crossing over the Mighty Mississippi. We imagined what it would be like to paddle our Minnesota II canoe on it someday…Yikes!



Our westerly trek brought us to Amana, Iowa, where we planned to relax and enjoy the holiday. With the temps still in the 90’s, Bentley opted to catch up on some ZZZZZZ’s in the IBEX while we made our way north to Cedar Rapids. Years ago, Dawn’s Dad played minor league baseball as a pitcher in this area. It was here her Mom and Dad were married and the rest is history. We had great fun tracing back to where it all began.





Adjacent to the ball park, was the All-Veteran’s Memorial where Brad (Sgt Krog) took the opportunity to pay his respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.



Making our way back south, we toured the Amana Colonies, seven distinct villages that were initially settled by German descendants seeking a self-sufficient lifestyle in the mid 1850’s. Today the Amana Colonies are listed as a National Historic Landmark.





An outdoor concert, antiques auction and fireworks brought our stay here at the Amana RV Park & Event Center to a close.

 








Comments

  1. BunJuly 6, 2021 at 5:04 PM

    The Mississippi looks awesome. I’m thinking Bentley has the right idea with catching some z’s. A solemn feeling at the Veteran’s Memorial. Cool fireworks pic!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Grand Teton National Park & Yellowstone National Park

Image
Leaving Montana, we headed southeast through Idaho and into Wyoming to visit the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Captivated immediately by the stark, rugged beauty of the Teton range and the amazing diversity of Yellowstone’s geographical features, we knew saying goodbye to this paradise would not be easy. There are 84 named mountains in the Teton Range, with the Grand Teton peak reaching 13,770 feet.  Supposedly, it's one of the most accessible and fun mountains to hike in the Lower 48. We chose to admire it from below! Bentley really enjoyed his time here as well, especially the lakes. He loved swimming in Jenny Lake in the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park.  To date, Yellowstone National Park has been our favorite park with so much to see including hot springs, geysers, wildlife and beautiful mountains valleys. If all that wasn’t enough, we had the “No Fear” tourists providing us with lots of excitement as t...
Read more

Montana In The Rear View Mirror

Image
It was our plan to spend the summer in Montana to see what “Life on the Open Range” was all about. After two months of traveling north, south, east and west within the state, we only scratched the surface of what Montana had to offer. Setting up at Indian Creek Campground in Deer Lodge for most of our stay, we opted to make this our hub. With no schedule or agenda, we set out daily to explore and conquer. One of our first stops was to tour the historic “Grant-Kohrs Ranch” right in Deer Lodge. A working ranch operated by the National Park Service and supported by a host of volunteers, this was an opportunity to take a step back in time to see a cowboy’s life around 1850. Hard work and long hours was no deterrent for those who romanticized about this simple, peaceful way of life.   Unfortunately, it takes much more than a good work ethic today to have a taste of the good life, with Montana ranches listing in the tens of millions of dollars! The Tri-County Fair, a celebration show...
Read more