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Day 60: 2 Months on the River!

9/1/2015

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I'm going to tell the story of today with photos.
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Eric's place was AWESOME! THANK YOU, Schmechels!
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Paddling past Dubuque.
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Dubuque's riverside casino, steam boat, and River Museum
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Dubuque
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I think this is a convent. Lovely view it has!
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Crossed into the 4th state of 10!
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The Twilight. I love how the working steamboats still have frilly woodwork. This boat goes between the Quad Cities and Dubuque every few days. That'd be fun to ride on it some day.
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Channel markers
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Not as picturesque as a paddleboat, but another boat I share the river with.
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River surface texture
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Islands and clouds
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New science project to add to my work. Nitrates and nitrites every 100 miles.
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How'd my sunglasses break? Lost my lens later on, found it in the river, fixed it with duct tape.
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Spindly but pretty
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Homemade pontoon house boat.
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The colors
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The colors
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Lock #12
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I caught up to these guys by the end of the day.
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This lighting is my favorite.
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Whole corn on the cob stuck directly in the coals. DELISH.
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These island beaches have tons of driftwood for awesome bonfires and cooking.
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