April 9, 2011 – Mapleton, Iowa
Given the header to this post, you can imagine where this is going. The day, however, began much more benign than it would end. Being under the weather, I left Friday to get out to western Iowa so I wouldn’t have to get up early and make a marathon run. This allowed me to get up at a leisurely time and be rested for the day. I spent the night in Atlantic, Iowa. Saturday morning, I awoke and visited some relatives (I’m originally from there) and as the day wore on, it started to become clear that I was going to want to head west a bit, but stay on the Iowa side of the Missouri. Eventually, I made the decision to head west towards Council Bluffs and see if anyone else was hanging out in the area.
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