The weather was miserable as I left Buddy Holly in Clear Lake. I had a 150 mile drive in my rented Malibu to Des Moines on I-35. I am not sure if I saw the sun at all in our 5 days in Iowa. I saw miles and miles of corn fields - freshly plowed under - getting ready for planting. The rain makes the rich soil even look blacker.
At the capitol building they had some free visitor parking spaces. I went inside and immediately found the cafeteria. I had chicken - mashed potatoes with gravy - and green beans. I rubbed elbows with the legislators. Everyone wanted to know I would leave Florida for their miserable weather. I had free rein in the building - no doors were off limits. After a simple metal detector - I was one of them. I went into the Senate and watched a voting session.
In 1962 - I was on a train from Pennsylvania to New Mexico. I was going to the Philmont Scout Ranch. My train went thru Iowa at night. I remember little.
Next I went to the State Museum and Library. I had the place to myself - admission was free.
Iowa has about 3 million people and 22 million hogs. Hogs eat the corn. Hog manure is turned into fertilizer. Hog sewage is a big problem.
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Dorie Miller was a hero
at Pearl Harbor. He was a cook
but manned a machine gun in the turmoil. |
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I watched a film about making
the Field of Dreams. |
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Josephine Baker grew up
in St Louis. |
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The silver from the ship
USS Iowa. |
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| The USS Iowa built around 1900. |
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| This was an earth Glen Curtis Flyer. |
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| Electric cars ruled the road around 1900. |
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| State Library and Museum |
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| Reflection of the Capitol |
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| Iowa State Supreme Court |
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| Capitol wood work and tile. |
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| Iowa Senate |
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| The present governor. |
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| Iowa Capitol Dome |
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Civil War Mortar -
Iowas was a Northern State. |
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| Lincoln and his son Tad |
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A memorial to women
voting rights. |
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