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Loess Hills, Western Iowa

Post by Hippie » Mon May 24, 2010 8:49 pm

We took a mini-vacation (gotta love those) to the Loess ("Luss") Hills, and rented a cabin at Loess Hills Hidaway. A recommendable trip.
Since it was mid-week, we had the 35 acres to ourselves.
The weekends are full, so call ahead if you go.

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The Scenic Overlook on the Mormon Trail
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Veiw from the deck
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I will wait here under the chair for potato chips to fall
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Are we there!?
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Siesta time
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The long ride home
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Post by sped372 » Tue May 25, 2010 6:12 am

Looks nice!
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Post by hambone » Tue May 25, 2010 7:06 am

Yeah nice place. I like that extensive woods. Lots of oak?
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Post by Randy in Maine » Tue May 25, 2010 7:53 am

Geologically loess deposits are pretty rare and not commonly seen.

Nice biking on the bike routes over there also.

Looks like pretty happy dogs (although tired) to me.
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Post by Hippie » Tue May 25, 2010 8:20 am

hambone wrote: Lots of oak?
Lots of everything. Not really a predominance of oak.
Randy in Maine wrote:Looks like pretty happy dogs (although tired) to me.
Ya. With no one around they got to run around off-leash pretty much the whole time.
The park (top picture) is nice because the ranger said we could set-up anywhere there was an access. No campground required.
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Post by turk » Tue May 25, 2010 8:36 am

Oooh. Which part of the Loess Hills is that? The extensive woods are post settlement (not the original biota of that landscape) IIRC.
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Post by Hippie » Tue May 25, 2010 4:20 pm

^That was Preparation Canyon State Forest, NE of the town of Little Sioux.
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Post by Randy in Maine » Tue May 25, 2010 4:29 pm

Since you were that close you should have gone over here to make a day of it....

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w ... RJAwcZOzmw

Took me 2 days to go through it but I am sort of a geek also....(although I am so hip on the internet you would never know it).

I will be out there in August.
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Post by chitwnvw » Tue May 25, 2010 6:51 pm

Iowa is way underrated in the beauty category. Too many of us only see it as we are tooling along on US 80.
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Post by turk » Tue May 25, 2010 7:13 pm

I've figured that out too. When driving the back roads you see what inspired Grant Wood's landscapes. I've basically not strayed far from I-80 either.
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Post by Hippie » Wed May 26, 2010 5:04 am

Randy in Maine wrote: Since you were that close you should have gone over here to make a day of it....
Doh! How did I miss that!? Next time.
Randy in Maine wrote: I will be out there in August.
Stop by.
chitwnvw wrote:Iowa is way underrated in the beauty category. Too many of us only see it as we are tooling along on US 80.
Ssshhhhhh...All the secret camping spots will be gone.
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