LazCon Miscellaneous Musings

just crossed I-35 iowa falls finally behind me webster city here i come! laz

make everyone happy ? piss everyone off? why is it in the same city as uni?

the good news is i am getting in solid miles. the bad news is they don’t seem to be getting me closer to my destination. finding paved roads in iowa is no mean feat. fort dodge was 83 miles away when we ran out of road. after nearly 8 miles Read more…

Iowa farmer sacrificed fun time in a toasty grain bin to give directions to a paved road…. and gifted me with a REAL MAP! now that is magic. laz    

having a fine time in iowa. have determined after walking in uncertainty all night i am now leaving dike iowa on “58”…. heading west, by gum! laz

passing the hormel bacon plant…. imagine how that smells! laz

49 days 10 hours 21 minuets and 47 seconds after dipping my vial into the atlantic on brenton’s point in newport rhode island i stepped onto solid ground on the west bank of the mississippi river in dubuque iowa. who would have ever thought i could make it this far?! Read more…

with the early stop i got to take a shower before eating. and instead of ordering in i am eating “out” miss tina at chico’s in stockton made the trip worthwhile. laz