Dolliver Memorial State Park
As you enter Dolliver Memorial State Park from the south on highway D33 the road descends through a lush tunnel [...]
Mines of Spain Recreation Area and Preserve
How could I live in Iowa for so long and not have visited the Mines of Spain Recreation Area and [...]
This Water Goes North
Before Bear Grylls, Cody Lundin, Les Stroud and Dave Canterbury made outdoor survival mainstream; Dennis Weidemann, Keith Kohler, Hank Kohler, [...]
Adam Brooks River Quest
In 2006 I stumbled across the website myriverquest.com. It belongs to native Iowan Adam Brooks who journaled about his epic [...]
Fall Paddle on the Raccoon
Everything was in our favor for this fall paddle on the Middle Raccoon. Thanks Lynn Aldridge with Central Iowa Paddlers [...]