Iowa
Articles, blog posts, photos and videos relating to Iowa.
- Pikes Peak State Park (McGregor, IA) ()
Hiking, trail, and overlook photos shot October 2, 2022 at Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, Iowa. Hike began at Pikes Peak overlook following the Bridal Veil Trail to East Hickory Ridge, West Hickory Ridge, Weeping Rock, Chinquapin Ridge and Point Ann trails back to the overlook.
- 2022 Photo Dump ()
Photos shot September 17, 2022 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa (for the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Ohio Bobcats football game), plus some shots from The Flying Elbow in Marshalltown (and the Mr. Mac’Man and Bang! Bang! burgers). Photos taken Saturday, June 18 at Mini Pines Miniature Golf Course in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photos […]
- F.W. Kent Park (Oxford, IA) ()
Hiking trail and lake photos shot September 2, 2022 at F.W. Kent Park in Oxford, Iowa.
- Ledges State Park (Madrid, IA) ()
Hiking and trail photos shot August 30, 2022 at Ledges State Park in Madrid, Iowa.
- Indian Creek Nature Center (Marion, IA) ()
Photos shot August 28, 2022 at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Marion, Iowa.
- Coralville Lake (North Liberty, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot August 21, 2022 at Coralville Lake along the Squire Point and Woodpecker Trail Systems in North Liberty, Iowa.
- Lake MacBride’s North Shore Trail (Solon, IA) ()
Photos shot July 21, 2022 along Lake MacBride’s North Shore Trail/Hoover Trail (~10 miles total) in Solon, Iowa.
- Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (Palo, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 10, 2022 on a ~9 mile hike around Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area in Palo, Iowa.
- Wildcat Den State Park (Muscatine, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 7, 2022 throughout Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine, Iowa, including the Lower Picnic Areal Trail, Park Boundary Trail, Campground Trail, Punch Bowl Trail, and Mill Trail, leading to the Pine Creek Mill.
- Maquoketa Caves State Park (Maquoketa, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 2, 2022 at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, Iowa.
- Wapsipinicon State Park (Anamosa, IA) ()
Hiking photos taken June 30, 2022 around Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa, Iowa, starting at the Overlook Trail by the Golf Course Club House, down to the Wapsipinicon River, before returning to the main trail and proceeding past the Horse Thief Cave, Ice Cave, by the Rotary Lodge, and to Hale Bridge.
- Backbone State Park (Dundee, IA) ()
Hiking photos taken June 23, 2022 in Backbone State Park in Dundee, Iowa, along the East Lake Trail to Bluebird Trail to Backbone Trail to off trail to West Lake Trail. I unintentionally strayed off trail for an hour or so and reached a point in the woods where I saw a dead raccoon. It […]
- Sac & Fox Trail (Cedar Rapids, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot Saturday, June 11 from the ~15 mile out-and-back along the Sac & Fox Trail in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Palisades-Kepler State Park (Mount Vernon, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot June 4, 2022 along the Cedar Cliff Trail at Palisades-Kepler State Park near Mount Vernon, Iowa.
- Mines of Spain (Dubuque, IA) ()
Photos taken May 18, 2021 in and around the Mines of Spain Recreational Area, including the Horseshoe Bluff Hiking Trail, in Dubuque, Iowa.
- Maquoketa Caves State Park (Maquoketa, IA) ()
Photos taken May 17, 2021 at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, Iowa.
- Pappajohn Sculpture Park (Des Moines, IA) ()
Photos taken May 17, 2021 at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines, Iowa.
- A Big Sky State of Mind ()
“Imaginary flirtations with the second amazing waitress of the day float through my mind as we drive home for the night, a bleak country-sized horizon lit up by the high-beams. I feel lucky.” Today a friend told me that it seemed like I “had just totally thrown [my] hands in the air” when we met […]
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa ()
Photos taken around Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February and March of 2012.
- Shiloh Cemetery (Hiawatha, IA) ()
Photos taken February 28, 2012 at Shiloh Cemetery in Hiawatha, Iowa.
- Minnesota and Iowa (2010) ()
Photos taken throughout Minnesota and Iowa in the fall of 2010.
- Catching Up With Alumnus Chris DeLine ()
Chris DeLine, 2006 alumnus, has been busy since graduating from BVU. Between being mentioned on VH1’s Best Week Ever website and writing for Esquire, DeLine has been developing his blog CultureBully.com. He started the blog while at BVU and since then has developed it into the blog it is today. The blog has begun to […]
- Rob Lumbard Live (Iowa) ()
Photos of Rob Lumbard taken September 17, 2005 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa and February 19, 2005 at Marvin’s Gardens in Fort Dodge, Iowa. [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]