Temperatures for the morning's ride will start in the 60s but across northwest Iowa the projections are for the temps to shoot up into the high 80s, possibly even up to 90. So a sweltering day is in the offing.
Now, Okoboji looks like a great place to spend a week, but after the hot ride, (Sue best have lots of water ready in Boyden) a dip in the lake or a shower will be what's planned.
And it isn't just all traditional corn fields out this way. There's even
modernist designed houses like this one overlooking West Lake Okoboji in Iowa. Min|Day architects of Omaha, Nebraska developed the plans..
Okoboji is also home to
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, a field station for Iowa's state universities. As a Regents Resource Center, Lakeside offers programs in lifelong learning for the people of northwest Iowa.
Although education is Lakeside's primary function, it also serves as a nature preserve and historic district. The north part of campus is being restored to prairie, while other areas remain wooded. The Lab has 12 structures on the National Register of Historic Places, including five stone classrooms built by the
Civilian Conservation Corps. The grounds are open during daylight hours, and guests are welcome.
IMAGE CREDITS: Route Map -
RAGBRAI; Lakeside resort picture -
Jensen Real Estate; Modern lakeside home -
The Contemporist; Civilian Conservation Corps -
National Park Services
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