Day 20 - Finished with Iowa
We continued south through the hilly & beautiful Iowa farms. Iowa produces roughly 30% of the country's hogs & 20% of the corn. We smelled it & saw it. At Muscatine the route crosses the Mississippi, and turns east (yea!!). I appreciate the Iowa agricultural resources (feeding the world), much better after these past 3 days. Thoughts for the day:
- Cows are always entertaining.They pose well for pictures.
- I have lived a life in suburbia, It is interesting to view the isolated farmhouses & imagine life with your closest neighbors at least 100 acres away, and the closest Costco at least a days drive. I raced a tractor up a hill - he was gaining on me but luckily the crest of the hill arrived & I knew I could beat him down the hill.
- I appreciate the way Iowans display the nation's flag.
I'm thankful for all the farmers and workers who feed our world. Any pictures of the hogs?
ReplyDeleteI tried to get a picture but didn't want to muck up my biking shoes - so I passed on it
DeleteThat is beautiful! You are such a great example, Evan and I are inspired by you and Aunt Kathryn! Maybe one day we will be able to do something like this!
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You're getting closer to us Hoosiers here in Indiana! Too bad Indianapolis isn't a bit further north!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...we are doing some rerouting maybe...I just sent you an email Linds.
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