Acorn Valley COE

There is a lake here, but it isn’t viewable from our campsite. However, the price is right with the 50% Senior Pass discount. We are close to Drs Moines and in a holding pattern to get to Cedar Rapids for an available campsite. 

On our first day here, we ventured to a nearby brewery not worth mentioning. It’s never a good sign when the oatmeal stout is translucent. 

Cedar Rapids is where my mom lives, so we will be there for several days this coming week. 

We did get in our first campfire of the year last night and saw our first fireflies.



Look closely for the flashes.


2 comments:

MFH said...

Did you take the picture of the fire? It's looks sharper than usual, is why i ask.

Fireflies!!! Can you get a picture? Haven't seen 'em since we left Nashville in '67.

John said...

You made Julia laugh. She took the photo of the fire. She has no pics of the fireflies but does have a short movie clip. I’ll try to add it to the end of the post later. We are sitting in a Cedar Rapids beer garden tonight.

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