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16-Sep-2025 -- Every visit to this confluence since 2001 has reported corn in odd years, soy in even years, and this year was no different! I arrived at the crack of dawn; so early, in fact, that I had to wait ten minutes in my car for it to be light enough to see my way through the ten-foot stalks. At 6:35am I left the car (parked on the west side of the field) and entered the 10-foot-tall corn. The temperature was 66°F, and the ground was, thankfully, quite dry.

I knew from satellite imagery that I would have to go through about 20 rows of corn perpendicularly, which I did without bending a stalk. From there, it was a straight shot east between two rows along the 41°N parallel until I reached the point. At times, I had to duck to avoid leaves and ears, but it was much easier than if it had been thickets of soy. This was my second “corn-fluence” this year, and it was a relief that there was no rain, unlike the corn-fluence due south (in Missouri) which I visited in July.

I was back at the car 25 minutes later. Right before I drove off, I spotted a young couple and their dog walking north along the road towards me. I pulled up to them and asked if they knew the significance of that field. It turns out it’s her brother’s land, and that they had no idea. They were all smiles.

Now, homeward bound to Colorado from Michigan. But first, two more confluences along 41°N in Nebraska....