Clear Lake, Iowa

Clear Lake, Iowa -- beautiful lake in the

middle of the corn fields!

Fun shopping on main street.....

Life on an Iowa farm!

Our visit with friends, Arlen and Linda,

on their corn and soybean farm...

Iowa farming (continued)

The crops......

Soybeans

Corn

The machines.....

Tractor

Combine

Arlen preparing to start the harvest!

Computer software on the combine keeps track of the rows

in the fields, gives constant moisture readings of the soybean,

and the current weight of the beans.

Raymond, Rick, and Arlen

Iowa farming (continued)

A most peaceful place......

Thank you Arlen & Linda

Mitchell, SD

So good to visit with Evie and adorable Porter!!

Mitchell, SD is home to the Corn Palace, a unique historical building

Custer State Park, South Dakota

Custer State Park (continued)

"Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam......

......where the deer and the antelope play....."

Mt. Rushmore

September 2010 - Traveling East Again!

The many faces of Devil's Tower Monument, Wyoming

Devil's Tower (continued)

Hiking around the base of the Tower

....back at the campground

Mt. Shuksan (North Cascades, WA) - August 2010

Many years ago Rick made an oil painting of Mt. Shuksan,

so it meant a lot to both of us to stand

at the base of this majestic mountain and drink in the beauty all around.

The drive to the mountain also offered stunning views!