Comments for Outdoors Iowa http://www.outdoorsiowa.com Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:16:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Ledges State Park – Pea’s Creek walk by mscott http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/peas-creek-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-317 mscott Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:16:06 +0000 http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/?p=1139#comment-317 Thanks Claus, That Iowa Geology PDF is going to be some interesting reading. Thanks Claus, That Iowa Geology PDF is going to be some interesting reading.

]]> Comment on Ledges State Park – Pea’s Creek walk by Claus http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/peas-creek-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Claus Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/?p=1139#comment-316 That ruins is actually the Fowler Homestead. You can read about it in this document: http://www.iowageology.org/pdf/GB48.pdf (pdf page 38). What you, Richard, are looking for is probably not in the state park: "John Pea and James Hull, two of the earliest European settlers in Boone Co., built their cabins at the source of Pea’s Creek (ca. 3 km northeast of the Park, now in the south part of the city of Boone) in 1846 (Anonymous 1880)." Source (ISU libary login required): http://www.bioone.org.proxy.lib.iastate.edu:2048/doi/full/10.2179/08-029R2.1 That ruins is actually the Fowler Homestead.
You can read about it in this document: http://www.iowageology.org/pdf/GB48.pdf (pdf page 38).

What you, Richard, are looking for is probably not in the state park:
“John Pea and James Hull, two of the earliest European settlers in Boone Co., built their cabins at the source of Pea’s Creek (ca. 3 km northeast of the Park, now in the south part of the city of Boone) in 1846 (Anonymous 1880).”

Source (ISU libary login required):
http://www.bioone.org.proxy.lib.iastate.edu:2048/doi/full/10.2179/08-029R2.1

]]> Comment on Dolliver Memorial State Park by Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to hike I go! | simplerich http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/dolliver-memorial-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to hike I go! | simplerich Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:27:40 +0000 http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/?p=16#comment-315 [...] that needs work and instead of going to the hardware store to get the parts I needed I wound up at Dolliver State Park where there were a LOT of signs saying “STOP! Go back! Road Closed! Flood! Seriously, Road [...] [...] that needs work and instead of going to the hardware store to get the parts I needed I wound up at Dolliver State Park where there were a LOT of signs saying “STOP! Go back! Road Closed! Flood! Seriously, Road [...]

]]> Comment on Maquoketa Caves State Park by Jenna http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/maquoketa-caves-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Jenna Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/?p=52#comment-314 Was awesome and favorite place to spelunk... however it has been closed indefinitly and should be taken off this site. I live in this town and it was in the newspaper that something on the humans in the caves was killing the bats. Was awesome and favorite place to spelunk… however it has been closed indefinitly and should be taken off this site. I live in this town and it was in the newspaper that something on the humans in the caves was killing the bats.

]]> Comment on Ledges State Park – Pea’s Creek walk by mscott http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/peas-creek-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-312 mscott Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:53:56 +0000 http://www.outdoorsiowa.com/?p=1139#comment-312 @Richard: There is an old cabin just up the hill from where we hiked into the creek. It's overgrown and way back in the woods. The only thing that is left of the cabin is the stone fireplace and foundation. I wounder if this is John Pea's homestead? I'm sure the Park Ranger would know more about this old cabin. I could take some photos of the place and send them to you if you're interested. @Richard: There is an old cabin just up the hill from where we hiked into the creek. It’s overgrown and way back in the woods. The only thing that is left of the cabin is the stone fireplace and foundation. I wounder if this is John Pea’s homestead? I’m sure the Park Ranger would know more about this old cabin. I could take some photos of the place and send them to you if you’re interested.

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