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Note: Since people participate on and off, especially in the summer, I am letting everyone know that there will be no Thursday Doors on August 10th.
My visit to Iowa began at Bradley International Airport (BDL) before sunrise for a 6:00 am flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota. For those of you not familiar with US geography, Minneapolis is 1,059 mi (1,704 km) from Hartford, Connecticut. It’s a three-hour flight. The Minneapolis airport (MSP) is 219 mi (353 km) from Ames, Iowa, a three-hour drive. A time zone is crossed along the way, so our day in Minneapolis began at 8:00 am. If you’re wondering why I’d fly to an airport 3-hours away from my brother’s town, there are three reasons. 1) It’s a direct flight and much cheaper. 2) People in the Midwest don’t mind driving, and 3) We had a destination in Minneapolis. That will become clear in the near future.
Today’s gallery includes a few photos from BDL, Minneapolis and Ames. I don’t know much more than what is included in the captions. Again, for the unfamiliar, some captions are long and will not appear in their entirety. If you click on the lowercase ‘i’ in a small circle, the information about the image will appear. The full caption is below the image. I live for the day that WordPress gives us a nice, reliable gallery that shows a caption without stepping into the carousel and displays a full caption within the carousel.
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