Left home more than an hour later than planned (there's a story there). Headed west on I-74. Corn field, bean field, corn field. Got to Iowa - more corn fields and bean fields although they have a lot of rolling hills so parts of the drive were pretty.
2 bio breaks and one stop for gas = 630 miles/Sioux Falls, SD
Observations:
-activating the satellite radio - best decision ever!
-girls can jump start a car
-you can drive all day and just eat a banana and a cheese stick
-John Wayne was born in Iowa (I didn't go, just saw the sign)
-Bridges of Madison County movie was filmed in Iowa (another sign)
-rivers in Iowa have funny names (Skunk, Raccoon, Nishnabotna)
-very few motorcycles going my direction but a lot going the opposite direction (what's with that?)
-lots of flooding in western Iowa and southeast SD
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| roads lined with sandbags....down to one lane |
A nice uneventful day. Weather was great except for some heavy rain in DesMoines. Hotel in Sioux Falls tonight. Sturgis tomorrow. Weather isn't looking great for the week.
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| several wind farms in Iowa |
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