Fort Dodge, IA - Iowa, Here we Come

We’re finally on the last leg of our East Coast trip, leaving Indiana, traveling across Illinois into Iowa. It was a pretty uneventful drive but it was fun to drive across the Mississippi River and see our first sign for Iowa.

Our first stop was in Swisher, IA, where Gary’s sister, Dawn and her husband, Tom live. We really don’t see them often and this was a good time to visit. Their son, Adam, who goes to school in Iowa City, came in for dinner. We’d like to think that he came over to see us but he was carrying a laundry bag and mentioned that he had no food in his own refrigerator at the campus. Oh, well, it was fun to see them all and spend some time there.

The next morning we headed on up to Fort Dodge, where my brother lives. On the way, we also stopped by Colfax Cemetery where Gary’s parents are buried. The corn looks tall and healthy in this part of Iowa. Looks like a good crop coming in this year.

‘It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.’

                                                        Pauline Phillips (Dear Abby)