Day 15.Home at last Epilogue with pictures

We left Utica IL at 9:30 and arroved a6 Grand rapid at 5:00 PM . THi sncluded a nice styop for lunch at a Cracker Barre; at StenensvillMI, and a truck and trailer wash at 76th strret just off the US 131 exit,.
But I idid promise some picture when  got home as th enternest is thefastest here,no doubt.

So here they are and again thanks fo follwinh along. I hope it was a vicarious experience for you .

I didn't show most of these before. This one was on the Tractor Run that we ran onto at the Covered Bridge in Madison County. They had a wagon for folks to ride, and of course a "porta potty" on wheels.  Very prepared farmers, they were.
 ONe of the Wildlife areas we visited north of Waukee, IA.

                             Getting a truck and trailer wash the last day on 76 th street at US 131.

 These are very  noisy, drying fans to dry the corn (I believe) in the bins after they have been harvested,, They were hidden behnd the corn field bnut we heard them before we saw them.

We stopped in a cemetery to eat lunch  (always a great quiet place to eat and usually some birds) (we saw two species) ,They may be related to our family as there were 7 graves with the "Lawler"name in that cemetery.  This was my maternal grandmother's maiden name. They were Catholic. (IT os a "divided" cemetery) so that is possibility.

 Very pretty white oak leaves in a wildlife area in Iowa

 A White Pelican taking off in Saylorville Dam area (Des Moines river)

 An introduced species are these Guinea Fowl seen along side of the road. (Wild)

This activity got more active the last week we were there. A full ombine with corn being unloaded to truck.

 The front side of Saylorville Dam looking west with the Lake on the right.

Looking down (south) the Lake at Saylorville. Like Red Rock, about a dozen towns were drowned when the lake was filled.

A rural scene in Western Iowa

This was trading stuff. Note the thickness of the blankets (each was sold for more beaver skins) 1", 3" 4")  Lewis and Clark Expedition)


A good cross setcion of the effect that dredging had on the Missouri River

                                                 A sunset in a puddle reflection

The MIssissippi River at Davenport going west… there was no barges yet. Two weeks later there were.

 Lewis and Clark took excellent notes on almost everything they saw and used.

 

A good comparison of the bird sizes. (above)     A computerized replica of Sgt Floyd's bust done the last few years. He was the only one that died on the trip west and was given fullmilitary honor where he was buried along the river route. (Sioux City area)

Hope you enjoyed the last pieces of the trip- Jim