Groomsman & Brother-of-the-Bride Will Jones explains how to get to Spencer from Des Moines

Start out on I-35 North.

(As you go North, take a moment to notice Ames, IA, home of the Iowa State Cyclones, alma mater of Liz’s parents, sister, brother, brother-in-law, and countless cousins, aunts, and uncles.)

Take Highway 20 West.

In Fort Dodge, turn north on Highway 169.

Take county road C49 West to avoid towns (and therefore stop signs).

Turn north on Highway 71.

However, Liz says, if you can stand going through a couple of tiny towns, taking Highway 3 instead of C49 would be her preference. There’s a great surprise in Pocahontas–a statue so magnificent, Liz has a poem about it.  Midwestern art at its finest. And you can see it all without even stopping your car.