Road trip – Manchester

We enjoyed a nice weekend. Tom and Atlas were here. My wife took Monday off of work and we went up north. I wanted to go to the trout hatchery east of Manchester. On the way we stopped at the new Whitewater Park on the Maquoketa River. It is right in Manchester. The water was low so we didn’t see the Whitewater as is meant. We did have a good time. There is a nice paved trail with a portion that goes down near the water. Tom took Atlas for a walk on the sandbar. When coming back Atlas just ran through the water so he could catch up with my wife. He’s very attached to her.
It was incredibly dry that day. It is been over three weeks since rain. There was so much dust and harvest dust blowing in the air I felt I could taste it even the next day. Fortunately it rained Tuesday. Tom took Atlas home Tuesday afternoon. We sure enjoy their visit. Alice is now over 80 pounds. He still thinks he’s a little puppy though.