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Fort Madison to Omaha, 10/9/02 (Sheaffer Tour Visit 10/8/04)
From Fort Madison to Omaha is about 330 miles. I-80 is the fast drive, but Highway 2 is a more liesurely way to see the countryside across Southern Iowa.


10/8/04 View of the Mississippi River through the (closed) window of the Kingsley Inn on a cloudy Friday morning, Fort Madison


10/9/04 Saturday was a sunny day, little park in Fort Madison


10/9/04 View of Sheaffer Plant and Fort Madison from across the Mississippi


10/9/04 View of Sheaffer Plant and Fort Madison from across the Mississippi


10/9/04 Sailboats on the Mississippi, taken near the Kingsley Inn.


10/9/04 Trees are starting to turn on highway 2 leaving Fort Madison.


10/9/04 Fall colors are a bit more developed along the Des Moines River at Farmington some 20+ miles west of Fort Madison


10/9/04 More Des Moines River shots, Farmington


10/9/04 House in Bonaparte, still along the Des Moines River


10/9/04 Bridge over the Des Moines River at Bonaparte


10/9/04 Des Moines River behind the Bonaparte Retreat Restaurant. Great place to eat, if you are ever in the neighborhood!


10/9/04 More Des Moines River, birch trees


10/9/04 Quick stop in Corydon, over 100 miles from FM now.


10/9/04 Right in my face!


10/9/04 Getting darker...


10/9/04 and darker... by now in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa going North to Omaha.


10/9/04 and darker...


10/9/04 Power plant outside Council Bluffs from moving car window.
Blurry and glowing, the photo enhances the look of this structure!