A pretty fall day in Lake View, Iowa, September 29, 2013

The dock across from John's Aunt Mary's house on Black Hawk Lake.  

 Looking east from the dock.  (Yes, it was breezy, which seems to be almost a permanent condition at the lake...)

 Aunt Mary's house (from the dock).

 Our daughter (Sam) and her hubby (Marty) joined us for the afternoon, which turned into completing a few things on Mary and Grandma's 'work lists'.  (thanks again, Marty!!!)

Mary and Grandma Walker (Jean) after a great supper at Boulders in Lake View (THANKS MARY!!!).

Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 9/2013

 Grandad Bluff from the highway.

The view from the top of the Bluff. 

 The marker on the way to the scenic overlook.

 Flags at half-mast due to the recent shooting at the D.C. navy yard.

 A view of the University of Wisconsin campus, La Crosse (Wisconsin).

Another view from the top of the bluff.

Scenes from the boat ride in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 9/2013

 Turtles sunning themselves on a fallen branch in the Mississipppi.

 A view of a bluff from the river.

 John watching the paddle wheels work.

Interesting house on the shore.

                                 

Two dogs were ready to jump off the boat onto the beach (below).

The dogs have obviously been on this boat adventure before.