Bluffton, Iowa...Here I Come

If it's July 4th, it's Bluffton. Every year since 2000 I have spent an extended 4th of July weekend in northwest Iowa in a tiny, tiny village of Bluffton. It's right on the banks of the Upper Iowa River, arguably the most beautiful rivers in Iowa. It's not like the typical Iowa muddy, sewage-filled, polluted sludge channels. It almost reminds you of a mountain stream. We typically head up to Lanesboro, MN for some biking one day, canoe down the Upper Iowa river another, tube a third day - throw in a TON of fireworks for fun and you have the recipe for a good tim. God willing, I'll have all my fingers come Monday. :)

Most of my friends are already there. Because we're a little over a month away from the kiddo arriving, Anne and I decided to abbreviate our trip a little bit this year. We're heading up on Friday - in time for the fireworks and a some tubing (me, that is). Either way it's looking like a nice weekend.

Oh, and in case you've never seen Bluffton fireworks and the world-famous "atom bomb"...here's a little taste.

Atom Bomb - 2007