Last Wednesday Bob and I left the Residence Inn in downtown Des Moines to return to Ankeny for our second sit with Flynn and Sweet Pea. This time we are here for a week so will be leaving this coming Wednesday.
She does not want to play with him.
All of these housesits in the greater Des Moines area is helping better understand the layout of the various communities in and around Des Moines. Ankeny is a city of about 68,000 that lies a bit northeast of the city of Des Moines. The one thing that Bob and I know it for is the rail trail (decommissioned railroad line) that runs through it — the 25 mile long High Trestle Trail.
Bob and I walked about 20 minutes from where we’re staying and walked north on the trail for a bit into and out of Ankeny’s small Uptown area. We unfortunately didn’t get to the scenic High Trestle Trail Bridge, which is lit daily from sunset until midnight.
just north of Magazine Street
of the original railroad depot and stockyards
from Magazine Street to 18th Street
and then back to the house off of Delaware Street
from this sign to get to the bridge,
but we do need to check it out sometime
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