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Friday, July 3, 2015
The Windy City
My parents flew into Chicago for the 4th of July weekend. The 4 of us (Katherine, my parents, and myself) went around the city for two days doing various tourist activities. This image is taken at the bean - also known as the cloud gate - in Millennium Park. The center of the bean goes inward, which gives a really cool reflection of the surrounding area.
![Center of the Bean](/photos/2015/july/small542c01800f.jpg)
![Reflecting off the Bean](/photos/2015/july/small9a789bb5d3.jpg)
![Frank Gehry](/photos/2015/july/small39aaaaf01b.jpg)
![1004 Portraits](/photos/2015/july/small1c796498f2.jpg)
![Chicago Board of Trade](/photos/2015/july/small76750a11c9.jpg)
![Tall Statue](/photos/2015/july/small80d1142a8d.jpg)
![From Jackson Boulevard](/photos/2015/july/smallabd4dac2d2.jpg)
![Kay Clock](/photos/2015/july/smalle77a37224a.jpg)
![Down The River](/photos/2015/july/smallb866ccb52a.jpg)
![Big and Little Flags](/photos/2015/july/smallc51664c535.jpg)
![Tribune Building](/photos/2015/july/smallc416858cb7.jpg)
![Candy in the Skies](/photos/2015/july/smalld477a1d3ea.jpg)
![Dylan](/photos/2015/july/smallcf15cd2066.jpg)
![Twisted](/photos/2015/july/small88010ae314.jpg)
![Candy Fan](/photos/2015/july/small0c64b7213b.jpg)
![Color Coded](/photos/2015/july/small0e62247c35.jpg)
![Katherine](/photos/2015/july/small9ca0a34d9f.jpg)
![Water Tower](/photos/2015/july/small826ed187f7.jpg)
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Chicago on the 4th
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Scenic Overlook off Highway 20
Friday, July 10, 2015
Galena On a Friday Evening
Katherine and I went down to Galena, Illinois to go downtown on a Friday evening, thinking it would be a busy place - except that it was not. Galena is a shopping and tourist town, and has several blocks of really cool unique and weird stores, but all of them were closed. Disappointed, we decided to go across the bridge into Grant Park.
![Over the Galena River](/photos/2015/july/small380590eefd.jpg)
![Down The Bridge](/photos/2015/july/small54918fd119.jpg)
![Flag at the End](/photos/2015/july/smalld9a28ae03b.jpg)
![Bend to the Left](/photos/2015/july/smalld7f0c6de31.jpg)
![Katherine on a Canon](/photos/2015/july/small91c933ed16.jpg)
![Fountain in Grant Park](/photos/2015/july/smallafb0650eca.jpg)
![Setting Sun on Galena](/photos/2015/july/small00ddeea228.jpg)
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Are we Iowans Yet?
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Field of Dreams
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Mines of Spain
Friday, July 24, 2015
Heidi and Sean's Wedding
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Mile High Nationals at Bandimere
Friday, July 31, 2015
Dubuque County Fair at Night
Katherine and I went to the Dubuque county fair over the weekend. We went on two different days. On the first trip, we just walked around the carnival area. None of the exhibits were open (because we got there in the evening). There were a lot of things that were different at this county fair than the only other county fair I've been to before (in Colorado). But no matter where you are, every county fair is guaranteed to have a Ferris Wheel and some fried street food.
![Street Food and Carnival Rides](/photos/2015/july/small9baa617b79.jpg)
![Time to Freak Out](/photos/2015/july/smallc239a17594.jpg)
![Glowing Tents](/photos/2015/july/small94e48d66eb.jpg)
![Broken Bottles](/photos/2015/july/small9842839521.jpg)
![Prizes Hanging from the Ceiling](/photos/2015/july/small956bec42cc.jpg)
![Mouth Full of Sugar](/photos/2015/july/small54a9c65413.jpg)
![Full Moon](/photos/2015/july/small0e709378d3.jpg)