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June 28, 2018 A Thursday - and we started our drive from Cincinnati back to Lindon, Utah. Before we packed up the car and left we cleaned our apartment. Moved all we could out to the front room so it would be easier to clean out. Somewhere in Indiana we found this nice little rest stop.  We stretched out legs and walked around in the shade by the pond. This is the "Salt Kettle" rest stop.  The first settlers found a 'salt spring'.  They would boil the water in big kettles and then use the salt to preserve their food. Most of the scenery was exactly the same - corn corn and more corn.  In fact we traveled through 3 consecutive states of corn - Indiana Iowa and Nebraska.  Usually corn and soybean side by side.  Alternating these two crops helps condition the soil. Our first stop for the night was in Fort Madison Ohio.  Just across the Mississippi River from Nauvoo Illinois. The Nauvoo Temple is a beautiful building!  The grounds are wel