♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Our journey through Grant Wood country continues off road in rural Spragueville at Whispering Meadows Resort.

This cabin getaway combines the tranquility of nature with the thrill of all-terrain vehicles.

Featuring a fishing pond, a small golf course and 30 miles of trails, Whispering Meadows is a passion project for owner Steve Tebbe whose affection for this land dates back to his childhood.

♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Steve, we're here at Whispering Meadows Resort, your place.

Tell us a little bit about it.

[Steve Tebbe] Well, we have a resort actually that's actually on 300 acres plus.

My parents actually owned this property prior to myself.

In my childhood, I would come down here hunting and things like that.

And it's kind of one of those places where you could kind of be with yourself and it kind of felt like you were almost getting closer to God for some reason.

[Kohlsdorf] So, that experience you had, you wanted to help bring to others.

[Steve Tebbe] Exactly, exactly.

Back in '95 then my parents wanted to sell it.

Well, we decided then to go ahead and purchase it and then in 1998 we began building cabins.

In '99 we built the second cabin.

In 2002, we built another cabin that was a larger cabin.

So, we can support about 28 people here.

♪♪ [Steve Tebbe] It evolved to the side-by-side ATV aspect.

That came to be very, very popular about five to seven years ago.

So, we decided then to go ahead and open up some ATV trails as well.

♪♪ [Steve Tebbe] I did actually own a couple of ATV side-by-sides.

So, we decided then to take some friends of our out just riding some of the property that I had here.

And one of the gentlemen says, you know Steve, did you ever think about opening up some ATV trails to enjoy like what we just had here today?

And I said, nope, never thought of that.

So, then I had another gentleman that had a skid loader with a cutter on it, so he actually came out then and cut some trails.

I put the flags out and he just followed right where I put the flags.

So, at that point then we had 10 miles of trail.

And it has now evolved into 30 miles.

[Kohlsdorf] So, it took a lot of work.

[Steve Tebbe] A lot of work.

Would you like to have a little tour of the trails?

[Kohlsdorf] I would love to.

Let's take a ride.

[Steve Tebbe] Sounds great.

♪♪ ♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Golf course.

[Steve Tebbe] Yeah, this is a little piece of our golf course here, there and another flag is up there.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Yeah, I don't think amateurs could be doing this.

Pretty much rough terrain.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] I think I'd like to take it for a ride.

[Steve Tebbe] All right, let's get after it, okay?

[Kohlsdorf] Okay.

[Kohlsdorf] Okay, here we go!

[Steve Tebbe] All right!

♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Am I driving too fast?

[Steve Tebbe] You're doing fine.

♪♪ [Steve Tebbe] Drive over along on the dike of the pond.

I think you can handle that.

You won't put here in the drain I don't think.

[Kohlsdorf] Hopefully.

♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Where Grant Wood used to paint brush, Steve Tebbe transformed his family farm into an off-roading destination resort.

There are many ways to appreciate and enjoy the natural beauty of eastern Iowa.

All it takes is a little creativity.

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