State park trail entry point.

Journey Home

Tales from the pilgrimage.

Ernst

  • The following was sent to U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, and to U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. I watched the videos of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Major news media verified what I saw are real footage that depicts the killing of two U.S. Citizens who were no threat to federal… Read more

  • The following email was sent to my federal elected officials, Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. I must be blunt. If you don’t know that what the administration did in Venezuela over last weekend is wrong, there is little hope for you. I have taken time… Read more

  • Letter on Reconciliation

    Editor’s Note: The following letter was emailed to Iowa U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. If they reply, I will post below the original letter. Dear Senators Grassley and Ernst, A citizen has to work hard these days to stay up with what the federal government is doing. I… Read more

  • Ukraine, Not Immigration

    I am a Cold War warrior. I was in the U.S. Military during the period NATO stood down Soviet forces at the West German border. Based on intelligence received from friends who spied on Soviet troops, we believed we could whip their collective asses on any given day. That was likely our youth speaking. In… Read more

  • Dry Spring In Iowa

    It is abnormally dry in our part of Iowa. Just as we are needing rain, we are not getting it. A home gardener can irrigate new trees, fruits and vegetables, but the massive scale required to hydrate Iowa’s main commodity crops and livestock is not available. Creating the infrastructure to pump water from ancient aquifers… Read more