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Read and rate Travel Journal Entries for West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Oct 15, 2011 - Bridges of Madison County
Today was all about one of my favorite books and movies, "The Bridges of Madison County," by Robert James Waller. It is the story of a married, but lonely Italian woman, living in 1960s Madison County, Iowa, who engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer from Bellingham, Washington who is visiting Madison County in order to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area. We are here in Madison County, Iowa, home of the historic covered bridges popularized by Waller's novel. Some interesting trivia about...
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Oct 14, 2011 - Mitchell, SD to Des Moines, IA
We're working our way east, one state at a time. I'm missing the awesome scenery of the western states, but South Dakota and Iowa, as boring as they may be driving on the interstates, are still pretty with the rolling corn and wheat fields and pretty farms. Tonight we are in West Des Moines, Iowa - in the heart of Madison County. Those of you familiar with Robert James Waller's "Bridges of Madison County" will recall the novel and ensuing movie starring (and directed by) Clint Eastwood, and Meryl Streep. It is the story of a married, but...
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Jul 7, 2010 - West Des Moine, IA
The sky was overcast when we hit the road this morning. We crossed the Platte River. Lunch was at a Cracker Barrel. We haven't seen one of those in weeks. And, they had sweet tea...not found on the west coast. Lots of fields of corn and soy beans.... We drove through rain in Omaha and as we crossed the Missouri River into Iowa at 2 o'clock. We stopped at the West Des Moines KOA which is located in Adel, IA. The campground is very nice...one of the best KOAs we've stayed in.
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