2007 July 10
475 miles
PNW Trip
Day 3
Day 3
Tuesday
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Leaving out of Clive, Iowa (near Des Moines), I jump back on I80 to make some serious miles early in the day so I'll have time to stamp collect later in the afternoon. Running along the freeway, I see my first wind turbine as I continue to move west. Later I will see rows and rows of them.
I was riding along just fine, staying focused on making some miles, then it happened.
I saw a sign...and it distracted me. I couldn't help myself. I did it. I turned off the freeway and onto a side road where miles would not come along so quickly. But we knew it would happen. I cannot stay focused forever...even for just one day.
This time it's The Danish Immigrant Museum.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4rvxKqCm83VXRZHXaXtqhAVau0qR74KqifwvFYsPblw6D2mSdpamh0xL8PN-xWkyOJ4yzuOTTBkS6STCsw9OKwiwWSQ_3OemiaFKEY55NKENAlaQ62LeZcday7jC_fcsSx92MMONx7u4/s400/DSCN5089.jpg)
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On my 20 +/- miles detour off I80, I get to slow it down a bit and be close enough to see what is flying past.
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Seems that we have some cattle mixed in with the cornfields.
Driving by here smells like parts of Texas.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpaBIuDqxMHp_yimfEQbefW_XRK1n4iTQLcG_c5Dyoa578v7mnYuO90NGhsZ17SndRlo5ILYaqFtyrZZ7V3nPQxFbHN7DC-UPbNo-2Jzuh5MigIhZnlrifn94fQbV-nuPRl5hImfDdLyy/s400/DSCN5088.jpg)
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Right there in Elkhorn, as advertised for the last 20 miles, is the Danish Windmill.
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Not sure what this building is used for. It didn't have signs advertising its presence for the last 20 miles.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fK7v-bdBcxI-3sD09e90hRp8lSrngm8OU70u_elzOXgGNoJYkAXw2_RIwQCHq3Ml_D-npZZJKn0FnlPk0N6TILYS3OENtTyQMWv-eWT_S0KL_QCV9TMAM01alqXzJTEUz6CZvgRy8FZX/s400/DSCN5098.jpg)
I found an even smaller road leaving Elkhorn. This is an Iowa County Road.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fK7v-bdBcxI-3sD09e90hRp8lSrngm8OU70u_elzOXgGNoJYkAXw2_RIwQCHq3Ml_D-npZZJKn0FnlPk0N6TILYS3OENtTyQMWv-eWT_S0KL_QCV9TMAM01alqXzJTEUz6CZvgRy8FZX/s400/DSCN5098.jpg)
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In Omaha, along the riverfront, I find the National Park Service Regional Office...and another stamp. This was after my second attempt. the first time through I missed my turn to the riverfront and ended up back on the freeway leaving town. The second time by this building I was ready with the camera.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL77N4YvFrh36gBkC9Y7gt3kuQfogFseqJbqkI5mHR_Lvwr82TRdRRtv9dNGuuL73JEyjYJGfGBx9iBg4BmaF7bsxnYysQ9sYK6XBwMI31hbLM9_Eq3tdxkS4MCJ2wsesJkL1ENzVTjPy4/s400/DSCN5156.jpg)
National Parks Service Regional Office in Omaha, Nebraska.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL77N4YvFrh36gBkC9Y7gt3kuQfogFseqJbqkI5mHR_Lvwr82TRdRRtv9dNGuuL73JEyjYJGfGBx9iBg4BmaF7bsxnYysQ9sYK6XBwMI31hbLM9_Eq3tdxkS4MCJ2wsesJkL1ENzVTjPy4/s400/DSCN5156.jpg)
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This is a field in South Dakota off highway 11 just before crossing into Minnesota.
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(How about that Shelly? I made it to Minnesota.)
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Question: Guess what Pipestone is known for?
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Answer: It's where you find the stone that the Indians carved pipes from! Who knew!?
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...or trimmed in the reddish stone.
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I stop for supper at Coffeeville Cafe on my way to the Super 8. I am so cold that I order hot coffee to warm up...in July?! It's almost 9pm as I get checked in and settled into my motel room.
Tomorrow I head west from Fargo and into the wind!
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