Pig’s Big Adventure to Iowa – Day 4

After a day of rest, Pig was ready to explore Iowa Falls. He spent the afternoon touring the sites.

The First Stop was the Swinging Bridge

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Pig (with a little boost from R) reads the plaque on the bridge.
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So while the bridge clearly says this….
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Pig decided to live on the edge a little and climb out on one of the struts
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(luckily Pig did not fall into the Iowa River below, we would have never got him back)

Once we got back up the hill and into Assembly Park, pig stopped to look back at where he had just been
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Pig decided to play for a while. He went down the slide.
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He played on the swing.
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He climbed on the Jungle Gym
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He climbed the little steel cactus
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And he got on the merry-go-round
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Which unfortunately made him sick
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So Pig went to the fountain and rinsed out his mouth.
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Then we took him uptown to Estes Park. Where he checked out the acoustics of the Bill Riley Bandshell.
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Pig also paid a visit to Bill’s Statue.
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Then he checked out the Popcorn Stand.
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By this time, we were all cold and hungry so it was time to go have some lunch at the Red Rooster.
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Pig throughly enjoyed the french fries, but he didn’t eat the breaded loin since that would have been canabalism.
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Then it was down to check out the falls that give Iowa Falls it’s name.
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Pig’s Big Adventure to Iowa – Day 3

On the third day, Pig rested because Paula and R needed to spend time with Paula’s Mom.

Pig’s Big Adventure to Iowa – Day 2

After getting on the road again, we stopped for coffee, Pig decided to check out the vertical truck.

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A little later, we stopped at a rest area and Pig climbed the fence to check out the sweeping prairie.
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Almost to the top!
Almost to the top!

At the Top!
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After this stop, we basically put the pedal to the medal and got to Iowa. No more site seeing for Pig this day.

NOTE: Pig was not harmed by the barbed wire, it conveniently held him up and made him a little more stable while climbing the fence.

Pig’s Big Adventure to Iowa – Day 1

Pig just got back from Vacation in Iowa and what adventures he had.

All strapped in and ready to get under way!
Strapped in And All Ready to Go to Iowa

Pig’s goal was to eat healthfully when he could, so he packed water and apples to eat on the trip up to Iowa Falls.
Eating Healthy while Traveling

First Stop – The Very Large Statue of Sam Houston
First Stop, the Very Large Statue of Sam Houston

Very Small Pig, Very BIG Statue
Very Small Pig, Very BIG Statue 

Sam Houston’s head at the park with Pig sitting on his hair.
Pig Perched on His Hero's Hair

Pig checks out the plaques associated with the statue
Pig Reading a Plaque about the Sam Houston Statue

After this stop it was too dark to sightsee so Pig Slept all the way to Pauls Valley OK where we stopped for the night.

Sow of His Dreams

The Sow that Pig can only dream of having
Staring Longingly at his Screen

(and a better shot of her)
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Finally the picture straight from the net
Pig E Bank's Dream Sow

Pig Goes to Work

Pig soon mended his ways and became a very productive member of Society – See all the Hydrotests he’s analyzing?
Pig works on the Mountain of Hydrotests

Sometimes he works so hard that he sleeps at the office
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Being a social pig, sometimes he goes to visit the Rudy Reindeer in the Cube Farm. It’s a good way to meet new people like Miss Linda
Pig Visits the Cube Farm

And since all work and no play makes you boring, Pig sometimes hangs out with the Office Party Vegetable, Mr. Potato Head.
All Work and No Play Makes for a Boring Pig

Pig E Bank Comes Into Our Lives

Pig E. Bank first came into our lives on Christmas Day of 2007. Here he is reading a Christmas card while enjoying an orange and some peanut butter M&Ms

Reading

He quickly settled into our lives. The first night he just tucked himself into bed
Toasty Warm

The second night, Pig found the remotes:
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And the third night, Pig found the booze stash –
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A boozy pig is not a good thing, so Pig had to sit in time out for being a Bad, Bad Pig
When Pigs Go Bad, They Have to Sit in Time Out