It's been a busy couple of weeks here in Northwest Iowa. My youngest daughter Ariana and her husband Dan had to make a sad and quick trip to Iowa from Texas two weekends ago due to a death in his family. We took this chance to run down to Cedar Falls and visit them for the first time since Thanksgiving. Even though it was a bitter sweet meeting it was still great to see them again.
They're back in Texas now but it sounds like Dan will have a job offer in Cedar Rapids and if it goes well our kids could finally end up back in Iowa to stay- YEA!! They will have been in Texas for a year in June and the short trip back reminded them of how much they missed Iowa and family.
Last weekend Dan Ruf and I spent Sunday in Dolliver State Park and the Brushy Creek area trying hard to capture some good photography. Although the calendar says it's spring- Mother Nature isn't so sure. Every where we looked all we found was dull water and brown-dead grass.
Brushy Creek Recreation area was created by damming the Brushy Creek and creating a 690 acre lake. It presented itself to be quite a challenge with all the dead trees sticking halfway out of the water. There are 45 miles of trails and two open shelters there with two campgrounds, a definite must see location.
Dolliver State Park is a 1925 state park perched on a hill looking over the Des Moines River. It's a pretty park with not only two shelters but also two family cabins nestled in the south end of the newly expanded campground. Prairie Creek feeds into the Des Moines River and has a nice trail following it. Although I didn't see them- there are several Indian mounds in the park of various shapes- not to mention miles of trails. Both parks are southeast of Fort Dodge and if you like the outdoors I think either parks would make a great location for a family camp out.
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