This afternoon Ben and I drove 30 minutes north to Madrid, IA, to hike on the High Trestle Trail!
The High Trestle Trail is 25 miles long, packed with bikers,
(bananas too…)
and features the beautiful High Trestle Bridge that towers over the Raccoon River Valley.
It used to be a train bridge, actually, and is HUGE. 1/2 mile long and over 13 stories high!
Each end is anchored by two massive pillars,
and stunning, red angled arches called “cribbings” run the entire length.
Cool huh?!
It was a beautiful summer day and we walked about 4 miles total on the trail – 1 mile coming completely from the bridge!
Note to self: do not use camera’s “vivid” setting on people. Can you say Oompa Loompa? ;)
#ILoveSummer!
We’re back home now, sipping on some Summer Shandy’s and deciding between what feels like 50 things to do tonight.
I guess when it rains social outings, it pours! ;)
Happy Saturday everyone!
Georgeous pictures!!!! Good job.
Your pictures are so vivid, that looks like a very beautiful place to spend time outdoors! And ending the day with Summer Shandy? Brilliant. I had it for the first time last month and it easily became a favorite.
Fun!! I definitely want to go on a hike there sometime!
I love the banana. I saw him at RAGBRAI last year : )
That bridge is sweet! And btw, the day after I commented that I had never had Summer Shandy out of a can, my boyfriend came home with a whole case of cans! I’m drinking one now :)
beautiful pictures!
love the one of you and ben together! :)
What is the drink? A beer? Never have seen that. I love the bridge, very cool. I would def. go there.
I’ve been wanting to check out the High Trestle trail for awhile now…hopefully soon. You’ll have to check it out at night…I’ve seen pictures and the ‘cribbings’ are lit up with blue LED lights at night.
Looks awesome.