Southeast Iowa
Chris has a cousin, Deb, who lives in Montrose , IA. Deb, besides being a relative, is a very good friend and she is battling breast cancer. Friends and family planned a fund raising benefit for Deb on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at the River Valley Lodge and Campground in Farmington , IA. Chris and Deb are pictured below: Saturday; November 7, 2009 Chris' brother Gary has a new Harley Davidson Road King with about 3,000 miles on it. When we found out the family was going to make a trip to Deb's benefit in southeast Iowa we decided to ride our motorcycles and Chris decided to ride with me. The rest of the family rode in Gary and Allison's Suburban. We were very fortunate that the weather cooperated. It was sunny and in the mid-60's when left home at 10:00 AM. We rode north on I-35 to Bethany , MO , east on Hwy 136 to Wayland , MO , north on Hwy 27 to county road J-62 and then east to Deb and Tim's house near Montrose , IA. We gassed up in Bethany , M