Winterset, home of The Duke

The ride this morning was sweet, we got to lodging by 11AM and had a pretty smooth ride. Sort of a funny story though, as we went across a small bridge a van passed us. No big deal normally, but this van made a "brakes screeching" noise as it came across the bridge behind us. We all locked our brakes, ducked, and swirved off the road. Turns out it was just the noise of the tires on the bridge. Anyway, our lodging is at a school but the principal went all out for us making a bulletin board of things to do and setting up an internet account on their server. For dinner we were hosted by the local Rotary club. After dinner a few of us decided to check out the sites around town. This small town actually has quite a bit of history. Not only is it the birthplace of John Wayne himself, but it is also the location of many historic covered bridges. So it should not come as a surprise to learn that it is the site of the movie "Bridges of Madison County." To the left is the house that "The Duke" was born in. At the right is a covered bridge that has been relocated to the city park and is pretty cool to look at, especially from an engineering perspective...