Day 8 of Part 1 brought me to the Horn's Ferry Half-Bridge below the Red Rock Dam, the intended end point of the first part of my attempt...

Part 1, Day 6 of my 2021 attempt to walk across Iowa in the footsteps of the Iowa Dragoons of 1835 proved a relatively uneventful day....

Starting from the Hotel Ottumwa just north of the Des Moines River on Part 1, Day 6, I crossed over one of the many bridges connecting...

Following the Des Moines River from Eldon to Ottumwa might have limited mileage on Part 1, Day 5, however, I decided early in the...

During the planning stages of my walk across Iowa, I thought the house from Grant Wood's famous painting American Gothic would dominate...

"Notes on Iowa," Part 1, Day 3: Bentonsport, Keosauqua, Lacey-Keosauqua, Leando, and Douds

Day 3 started early and relatively uneventfully at Bentonsport (for more on Bentonsport, please visit the Day 2 post:...

Part 1, Day 2 (Farmington to Bentonsport) Video

To start the second day of my journey, I disembarked from Farmington across the bridge to Eagle Avenue. Looking ahead at routes for the...

Short video recap of "Notes on Iowa" Part 1, Day 1: Montrose to Farmington

Hello! I am posting a brief update about Part 1 from a little over halfway through the initial segment of my walk across Iowa. I started...

Part I of this journey is scheduled to take place in May 2021. During the month I will start at the site of First Fort Des Moines (near...