Posts Tagged as ‘Daytrips and Getaways’

July 15, 2008

RAGBRAI is right around the corner…

The 36th RAGBRAI will run through Missouri Valley, Harlan, Jefferson, Ames, Tama-Toledo, North Liberty, Tipton and Le Clare.  Lance Armstrong will be here for the 3rd time.
RAGBRAI – Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa.
It’s a household word in Iowa, one synomous with the last full week in July. 
This will be my tenth year on [...]

June 10, 2008

Inexpensive and quick family getaway

The Corridor is ideally located for quick weekend getaways. Recently, we each packed a bag and headed just two hours west to Des Moines.
We stayed at Adventureland Inn in Altoona because our 4-year old loves waterparks and the hotel has two pool areas with play features. If we had never left the hotel and just [...]