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Day 1: Rockford, IL to Mason City, Iowa

Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa

The window from our living room into the bathroom at the Quality Inn in Mason City, Iowa.

The window from our living room into the bathroom at the Quality Inn in Mason City, Iowa.

Day 2: Mason City, Iowa to Sioux Falls, South Dakota

“it must have been real weird growing up with a statue of yourself right outside your childhood home” – ZT

Boyhood home of Meredith Willson, composer of The Music Man. River City was inspired by Mason City, Iowa.

Boyhood home of Meredith Willson, composer of The Music Man. River City was inspired by Mason City, Iowa.

Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, venue for Buddy Holly’s last show

Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, venue for Buddy Holly’s last show

Memorial in a corn field north of Clear Lake, Iowa, site of airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper

Memorial in a corn field north of Clear Lake, Iowa, site of airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper

The Green Giant in Blue Earth, Minnesota

The Green Giant in Blue Earth, Minnesota

The Golden Stripe – the point at which the west and east crews building I90 met. Also in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

The Hotel on Phillips in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is not going to let me watch Two Broke Girls and watch Zach shower at the same time. 4 stars, missing bathroom window, try again PHILLIP.

The Hotel on Phillips in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is not going to let me watch Two Broke Girls and watch Zach shower at the same time. 4 stars, missing bathroom window, try again PHILLIP.

Zach’s first trip to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota

Zach’s first trip to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota