After a brief bout of winter in February, March has skipped us right into early summer. We've broken record highs 5 days in a row. Yesterday we topped out at 84 degrees and 83 degrees today...which is just downright bizarre for March. I have to admit that we turned on our AC. Coming right along with this beautiful weather, next week is Spring Break. I can remember blizzards during Spring Break, but I can't ever recall summer-like temps. So to kick off Spring Break, Rob and I took a little drive North of town to check out the High Trestle Trail Bridge that crosses the Des Moines River Valley between Woodward and Madrid, Iowa.
It's a nifty bridge that was made out of an old rail bridge. The old bridge used to be a trestle bridge, but it is no longer--now the trail is named after the old bridge, and so as not to confuse anyone, they went ahead and called the non-trestle bridge the "High Trestle Trail Bridge." When they turned the bridge into a bike path, they added "cribbing" in a radiating pattern along the bridge to allude to the days when they used to mine coal in the area. It creates an impressive affect. The portions of the cribbing that are directly above the Des Moines River are also lit at night. I look forward to returning at dusk once the leaves have come out to get the full experience.
As you can see in this photo--the bridge is set high above the valley and allows for great views. You can see the rest of the photos we took today here.
