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Returning to the Scene of the Crime

9/21/2015

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One of them, anyway. After a whirlwind weekend that cut short our stay at Red Rock, we returned to Howell Station on Sunday and hooked up the trailer to head north to Ledges State Park, the site of the The Blue Coyote. Saturday found us leaving the trailer and friends to return home and meet my cousin Georgiann and husband Mike from Idaho for a visit and evening at the Iowa-Pittsburgh game. George and I lived close together our first ten years and were more like sisters than cousins. Now we don't get to see each other often but she still reminds me frequently that she is younger (by six weeks). Mike, a graduate of the UI medical school, is still a diehard Hawkeye fan. Perfect football weather and a cliff-hanger ending seemed specially designed to welcome him back.

The great weather continued on Sunday as we drove through central Iowa. It is a favorite time of the year for me as the beans turn golden yellow and the corn crisps up, ready for harvest. All of the way here, the scenery looked like a Grant Wood painting. Except for the convenience stores.


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Our granddaughter Brooke and husband Nick joined us for supper, along with their 'children,' Taco and OJ, both miniature dachshunds. I have decided that adult grandchildren are a special gift. It is so rewarding to get to spend time with them and know them as responsible caring members of society.

We have been in these same sites several times. They are a challenge to back into but are very secluded and peaceful. We plan to visit Reiman Gardens in Ames and hike as many of the trails here in one of Iowa's finest parks.


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