Along the Geronimo Creek: Highpoints roadtrip

Got up early in Sibley, Iowa and headed for the Sterler farm. This highpoint is out behind the Sterler's barn. I didn't get to meet the Sterlers but I did meet three grandchildren. The kids answered the door and they gave me permission to visit the highpoint. I asked the little boy about the wagon on the front porch and he said that grandpa made it..."It's a monster wagon". I'm thinking that my grandson, Jake, needs one of these. The Sterlers must be real nice folks because they have obviously done alot of work to fix up the highpoint and make it very accessible for the public.

After leaving the Sterler farm, I headed southwest toward Sioux City, Iowa(wondering if I would be able to cross the Missouri River). I glanced at my road map, and found that the next town, Le Mars was designated "The Ice Cream Capital of the World" so I left the main highway and went into town looking for ice cream. It turns out that Le Mars is the home of Blue Bunny ice cream which according to town folks is the top selling ice cream in the world. The ice cream store was closed for remodeling but a coffee shop(Habitue) that I had seen advertised coming into town was across the street so I headed for it. For a guy that doesn't drink coffee, I have become quite a sucker for small town coffee shops...great places to meet friendly people, get local information, enjoy a cup of hot tea, and get connected to the internet. A couple hours later and I was back on the road headed for Sioux City. No problem crossing the Missouri River and I drove the rest of the day and spent the night in Salina, Kansas. Picking up the local paper at the motel desk, I read that tomorrow morning there was going to be a 5 mile run at the city park at 7:00. Long hours sitting behind the steering wheel of the car was taking a toll on my back so I decided to run the race and maybe it would help lossen up my back. Alarm set......