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QB93Z · 08-21-2012

On Tuesday, we continued east across Iowa. The landscape of Iowa reminds me of the farm country where we live in rural Maryland. They grow a lot of corn in Iowa:

Did I mention that they grow a lot of corn?

We took a short side trip to see some farms and visit Elk Horn, IA and a complete operating windmill brought here from the Netherlands. The windmill is actually used to grind grain. We were too early to see it in operation, but we took some photos:

Here is the modern way they harness the wind in Iowa (check out the artsy shot):

We stopped in Cedar Rapids to visit the newly restored and rebuilt National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library. Cedar Rapids suffered a devestating flood in 2008 that put ten square miles of the city under water. The city has recovered well and the Museum is displaying one of the finest collections of the works of the Art Neuveau artist, Alphonse Mucha. Mucha is one of our favorite artists:

After a few more side trips, we drove through Illinois and stopped in Indiana for the night.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will complete our journey and return to Westminster, Maryland. On Thursday, I will be at Corvettes at Carlisle. I look forward to meeting a lot of ZR-1 owners there.

Jim

08-21-2012	#7
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,684	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log On Tuesday, we continued east across Iowa. The landscape of Iowa reminds me of the farm country where we live in rural Maryland. They grow a lot of corn in Iowa: Did I mention that they grow a lot of corn? We took a short side trip to see some farms and visit Elk Horn, IA and a complete operating windmill brought here from the Netherlands. The windmill is actually used to grind grain. We were too early to see it in operation, but we took some photos: Here is the modern way they harness the wind in Iowa (check out the artsy shot): We stopped in Cedar Rapids to visit the newly restored and rebuilt National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library. Cedar Rapids suffered a devestating flood in 2008 that put ten square miles of the city under water. The city has recovered well and the Museum is displaying one of the finest collections of the works of the Art Neuveau artist, Alphonse Mucha. Mucha is one of our favorite artists: After a few more side trips, we drove through Illinois and stopped in Indiana for the night. Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will complete our journey and return to Westminster, Maryland. On Thursday, I will be at Corvettes at Carlisle. I look forward to meeting a lot of ZR-1 owners there. Jim Last edited by QB93Z; 08-26-2012 at 11:49 PM.