Hello and welcome to the blog! On Tuesday good friend Teresa and I took a whirlwind tour all over northeast Iowa’s most beautiful counties. Of course, I brought her home safely but with her shoes soaking wet and her wanting to return to the trout streams… But that was the plan. We gathered some fish and a LOT of pictures.
Our course was a loop, kind of shaped like a lariat. We headed to the Mississippi and followed the river road upstream to the Minnesota / Iowa / Wisconsin border. Then we drove west a county, dropped down through Decorah, and headed back east, returning home with a limit of trout and a few souveniers. Below there will be a bunch of pictures with captions.
Friend Teresa at Buck Creek. She loved this place and it’s serenity.
A pretty tree in Guttenberg, Iowa
The view from Pike’s Peak park near Marquette, Iowa
The Mississippi bridge in Lansing, Iowa
It took me a minute to get the pun! This display was at a residence north of Lansing.
I call this shade tree mechanic the “Pumpkin Butt” He must have been the original “sagger”. At first, Teresa and I both thought it was a real person till a second glance proved otherwise.
I love this city! It’s a second home.
Decorah – Luther College on the left and the Upper Iowa flood levy in the foreground. Photo taken from Phelps Park
The trip did both of us a lot of good. We had a great time and were able to see some gorgeous areas. As much fun as it is to fish alone, it’s all the more enjoyable to share the experience with a good friend, especially the two-footed kind.
So what’s next? The fall camping and trout stocking season is starting to wind down a bit. Nonetheless I’m anxious to have some more outdoor fun. Depending on the work schedule, there might be a little time to slip away to Delaware County and check out another trout stream that I never knew existed. Jenny might come along this time as we explore a different creek and cook up some belly warming grub on a chilly fall night.
Thanks for visiting. Safe and happy travels.
Brad, Jesse, and Jennifer
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