The Surf

There is one thing you should NEVER do when visiting Iowa. Stay at the Pyramid in Clear Lake. It's a whole house rental that is one beer can short of being the dumpiest frat house on the planet. But you should visit the Surf Ballroom. Especially if you are a Buddy Holly fan. (He was a little before my time. Although that didn't stop me from loving Led Zeppelin) It is the last place that Buddy, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper performed before their plane crashed near Clear Lake in 1959. And the ballroom continues to host big bands to this day. It is a museum of rock and roll history. Just don't stay at the Pyramid. A mummy wouldn't be caught dead there!

Fall 101

I was feeling a little over whelmed about what to pick for a blog post today. We've been having lots of Fall adventures on our weekend getaways. And I've taken lots of photos. So I've decided to try something completely different. I'm going to post one new photo everyday in the month of October. This may be good news to some of you, and a big yawn to others. It would probably be more exciting if I was posting about one of our trips to Central America...but this photo is in Iowa. In fact this is the HIGHEST point in Iowa. We were hiking at a park near Clear lake. I can't remember the name and who really cares, right? It is Iowa after all.

P.S. Be sure to keep checking in this month for more photos!