Travel Blogs from Waterloo, United States
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You Know Who's in Waterloo!
... spending five days in St. Peter with my sister and her family; I'm off! The first stop on my haphazardly planned trail is Waterloo, Iowa. Not an original point on my map, but I discovered that the John Deere Farm Implement Company offers tours at ...
"but it looked good to Charlene..."
... may cause a slight curvature in my spine. I might have to rethink this one. It's also rather cold here in Waterloo. Last night was 2 degrees with a windchill of -20. I previously thought of the Astro-Start that was already ...
Juicy Lucy, Rock Bottom, Target Field and Travel
... ; All sorts of things went through my mind. Luckily no cars passed by, and soon I was back on the road to Waterloo automotively full and physiologically empty! I made a call to the Hampton Inn in Waterloo. All full. He ...
South Dakota > Minnesota > Iowa Heading East
From the plains to the corn fields--heading east is not so interesting, Corn, corn, and more ...
Road Trip Through History
... native Americans were forced to walk in 1838, due to legislation which called for removal of all Indians from the eastern United States. Ross's Landing is where John Ross established the trading post that became Chattanooga. And, it is where over a ...
Last week of New York and Iowa
Hey guys, this is what has been happening in the last week or so. We went to the site of september 11, it was incredibly moving and interesting. On the day that we went it was possibly the coldest day i have ever experienced. Ever. I think it was -9 ...
Teaching Abroad: Round 2
... give the international teaching scene another shot. We signed up for an international teaching fair that took place in Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA every year in February. We knew with our backgrounds and experiences, securing a job would not be ...
And then the highway ended at a four-way stop...
... is that? Luckily, traffic was relatively mild this day as we drove into Cedar Falls, the smaller but classier neighbor of Waterloo. The University of Northern Iowa claims Cedar Falls as home, and like Waterloo, I can't claim to know much ...
My, my. At Waterloo .... etc :)
... sorry. I've had "Waterloo" in my head ever since we started seeing the signs along the interstate leading us to Waterloo. We headed off this morning from Wauseon in the most horrendous downpour still, headed towards Chicago. I really, really, ...
We met our Waterloo...
We were still running quite late. The train should’ve been at Waterloo at 7:33 am. We gained an hour, which helped at the the time, but our 4 ½ hour layover in Chicago was definitely going to be cut short. We were disappointed… thinking ...
Niagara, who left the tap open?
Niagara Falls is America's oldest State Park (1885), we decided to have a look at them from the US and the Canadian side. Yes, it is a very touristic place but still worthwhile and it is just fun to walk across the border into Canada! Which we did. That ...
John Deere Tractor Factory
Wednesday, July 13th I decided to take advantage of the track by the campground and went for a run this morning with Nash. We did 1.5 miles which I think was a good start since I haven't run in so long. I am going to try to start running every morning. ...
A lovely lovely place
We traveled all of 15 miles today to an anchorage that is pretty popular with the cruisers. Nice little V shaped inlet. No wind, very very quiet. We anchored in 10 feet of water with Harry's new shiny anchor. We sat out in the cockpit, ...
Minneapolis to Waterloo, the long way around
... of the border and the land is even more gently rolling and there are no terraces, nor grass strips in the hollow places. Here in Waterloo, I am on the banks of the Cedar River, but I haven't seen any cedar trees. What is here is miles and miles and ...
Waterloo, Iowa
... . We looked up that the weather is suppose to be 100 degrees tomorrow as the high! HOT HOT HOT! We'll be departing beautiful Waterloo at 6am again, so it's going to be another long day on the road. Closer and closer to Yellowstone. It's insane how this ...
Iowa, oh Iowa... what have you been up to?
Iowa has welcomed us home. Shoveled 10" of snow from our driveway and sidewalks this morning! Told Don I guess we accomplished a month's worth of shoveling in a couple hours, so maybe it wasn't so ...
Don's retirement party...
Enjoyed the weekend with Don's parents, sisters, sons and families, Cheryl and Connor, Andy, and many of Don's work friend and neighbors. ...
The Day Before
Well the camper is packed and hooked up to the truck. We have gone over the checklist not once but twice and it sure looks like we are ready to go. This was to be a road trip to Alaska but scheduling became a real problem. The cost of ...
last stop, Waterloo, NY
... (in my mind) it is the home, along with nearby Seneca Falls, of the Women's Rights movement. The M'Clintock's of Waterloo, a family of good Quaker reformers, hosted an Underground Railroad way station and in 1848 offered their house to Elizabeth Cady ...
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