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Category Archives: Trip Reports
May
13
Circumnavigation report Day 6
The entire corner of southwest Iowa was explored in one day in 2015, with enough time to catch a football game.
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May
08
Circumnavigation detour: State lines
In my circumnavigation report I split off a story dedicated to oddities in Iowa’s state borders. Did I put “Day 5 1/2” on here? If not, despite being 11 months old, it’s new to you!
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Apr
10
Iowa, Louisiana
I’m a bit behind on linking my Substack posts from here — long story. But many of them are not too time-specific. (And those that are, well, they’re still worth reading!) Here is my travel story from Iowa, Louisiana, which … Continue reading
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Feb
26
Circumnavigation report Day 4
Ups and downs to hit unvisited towns, plus the northwest corner tri-state marker, are covered in the continuation of my 2015 circumnavigation of Iowa.
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Jan
02
2023 year in review column
The inspiration for my 2023 year-end column came from the very end of 2022, as I was making flight reservations. It’s a good thing, I suppose, given what happened June 29. I don’t expect to be able to take many, … Continue reading
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Dec
21
Circumnavigation report Day 3
Going across the top of the state was pretty easy on my 2015 trip. Here’s a recap of Day 3.
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Oct
02
Okoboji retreat recap
I have written about my experience at the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. I hope you enjoy it. This post was delayed as I spent the week dealing with laryngitis that struck two hours after a job interview and berating myself over … Continue reading
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Sep
04
Circumnavigation report begins
I’m finally beginning my trip report about my 2015 circumnavigation of the state of Iowa. Day 1 is up on Substack now.
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Dec
31
My photo for the year: 2021
August 25, 2021 In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell has a small building dedicated to it across the street from Independence Hall. Through at least June 2019, visitors were able to walk all the way around the bell, but now you can’t. … Continue reading
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Sep
01
Him Jarbaugh
In working on my map of visited counties, I ran into a color problem. With a new color selected every two years (more or less), the palette of strong contrasts is running out. I’ve been through the box of eight, … Continue reading
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