High Trestle Trail Bridge

Have you had the chance to visit the High Trestle Trail Bridge..........located just a little south and east of Seven Oaks?  It is an awesome piece of art and a heck of an accomplishment...........and it is right here in our back yard.  The bridge is a half mile long and thirteen stories high over the Des Moines River.........about 3 miles west of Madrid and 3 miles east of Woodward.

As we spent the eleven days in the Boone CVB booth at the Iowa State Fair, the bridge was one of the destinations a lot of people wanted more information on..........and a lot of people stopped to tell us how awesome the bridge was and shared their experiences of either walking across or riding across.  Seems more have visited during the daytime.........but if it works for you, you should consider an evening visit too.........the lights are quite the sight.

Speaking of night visits.........one piece of information that was shared at the booth was that while the bridge is lighted..........the trail is not...........so be sure to bring a light with you for the trail.  Good advice.

There are several web sites that offer pictures, history, specs and maps of the bridge.....but I liked this one to get you started.

http://raccoonrivervalleytrail.org/2011/04/wow-our-new-neighbor-the-high-trestle-trail-with-its-amazing-half-mile-long-bridge-that-is-13-stories-high-is-even-better-than-people-were-saying-its-going-to-be-dignitaries-and-the-media-got/

Seven Oaks was the host site for the West Central Coop customer appreciation following day one of the Farm Progress Show last night..............and wow........as usual.......West Central put on a good spread for their 400 invited guests.......it was a lot of fun.....

Brandie just returned from a five day trip to visit her daughter in Texas..........military graduation...... and said she had nine email and phone message inquiries for wedding receptions in 2013 to follow up on when she was gone.......wow........that's a lot of weddings..........a lot of people beyond us missed you Brandie......glad you had a safe and enjoyable trip............

A quick reminder that the 24 hour mt bike race is coming right up........Saturday and Sunday,  September 8 and 9.......plus the Dragoon River Romp is right behind it on Saturday, September 15.......

And believe it or not...........we are still floating canoes and kayaks...........river is really as low and slow as I can remember but the group that took kayaks out yesterday told us it was still a blast.  Man oh man it is going to be hot again today and tomorrow...........

I feel like one of the luckiest guys around..........great people I get to work with .......Ken, Joel, Dee, Brandie, Kris, Steve, Nick, Mike, Lynne, Aaron..........and so many great guests too...........many becoming friends that we see repeatedly after their first visit......

A shout out to our neighbor Donnie that had a hip replacement yesterday.........Get Well Soon!