On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Well, just for the record, I spent a wonderful afternoon in Iowa back in
> the summer of 1972. <g> I had just received my motorcycle, shipped by the
> Army from Ethiopia, and set out that summer on a trip around the country.
> Destinations included Denver, Glacier National Park, Pacific Coast Highway,
> San Francisco, Albuquerque, etc.
>
> I crossed the Big River at Dubuque early in the morning and promptly ran
> into one magnificent whale of a rainstorm. It was a real frog-choker. After
> plodding along for what seemed like 156 hours in the downpour, sliding over
> to the edge of the breakdown lane every time a semi thundered past, I gave
> up, pulled off the Interstate, and checked into a motel. No sooner had I
> shed my soaking wet clothing and put on something dry, the sky cleared, the
> sun came out, and the day turned nothing short of perfect.
>
> Too late to check out. The clerk told me Iowa didn't have a helmet law. So
> I decided to live dangerously and took off though the countryside, sans
> helmet, feeling foolishly wicked. Spent hours just wandering through the
> corn on some of the nicest two-lane roads I've ever had the privilege to
> ride on. It was a wonderful little interlude, like I'd passed through the
> Faerie Gate or something. Have had a weak spot for Iowa ever since, though
> I am always loathe to admit it, especial on this list. <g>
>
Come on back, Bob. I know every one of those roads and quite a few more.
Joel W.
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