Where in Iowa is Jeff?

Finally, after 5,000 miles on the road and 157 dance clips, the video of my tour of Iowa is complete. Filmed between May and November of 2007, it is my spoof of Matt Harding of www.wherethehellismatt.com. This video was shot entirely on my Canon PowerShot A540 and started as a goofy way to highlight the places I finally took the opportunity to see in my home state, places I have wanted to see since I was a kid. Trust me, there's a lot to see in the Hawkeye State besides corn and pigs and beans and cows and tractors and barns and silos. Don't believe it? Watch the video. Better yet, visit Iowa and see for yourself.Here's the scoop on the clips in the video:1. Adair's infamous smiley face water tower2. Young cornfield near New Vienna (there really is corn in Iowa!)3. The Bridges of Madison County4. Iowa's largest frying pan in Brandon5. The amusement park at Arnolds Park6. Old Fort Madison in Fort Madison7. Ledges State Park near Luther8. Burlington's Snake Alley (Ripley's "Crookedest Street in the World")9. The Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs (awesome - big surprise #1)10. The pink elephant outside the Isle of Capri Casino in Marquette11. Maquoketa Caves State Park near Maquoketa (best state park in Iowa)12. The highest point in Iowa, Ocheyedan Mound near Ocheyedan (oops, SECOND highest, I guess)13. Our state capitol in Des Moines14. Fertile, Iowa, population 353 (and growing, I would presume)15. Spook Cave near McGregor16. The Wells Blue Bunny visitor's center in LeMars17. One of the limestone quarries at Stone City18. The Underground Railroad's Hitchcock House near Lewis19. The Mahaney Bell Tower in Jefferson20. Gull Point State Park near Wahpeton21. John Wayne's birthplace in Winterset22. The University of Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls23. The Indian maiden statue in Pocahontas24. The Little Brown Church in Nashua25. Jester State Park near Granger26. The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake27. The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI28. The American Gothic house in Eldon29. The banks of the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids30. Dayton's Rodeo Grounds (my Grandpa Vern Danielson's legacy)31. Ackley's town bandshell32. Zwingle, Iowa, population 9933. Heery Woods State Park near Clarksville (yes, "Heery", not "Henry")34. Shenandoah's Iowa Walk of Fame (I'm dancing on the Everly Brothers)35. The Mont Rest bed and breakfast in Bellevue36. Camp Dodge near Johnston37. The USS Riverside in Riverside - the future birthplace of James T. Kirk!38. Boone County's Kate Shelley Bridge39. Waterloo Creek near Dorchester (my favorite trout stream)40. Dutch windmill in Orange City41. The Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm near Alta42. The 1912 Ax Murder House in Villisca43. The state penitentiary in Anamosa44. A cool round barn near Milo45. Mallard's "Welcome" sign46. The Sergeant Floyd Memorial in Sioux City47. The mighty Woodward-Granger Hawks in my hometown of Woodward48. The Lewis and Clark Monument in Pottawattamie County49. The Field of Dreams in Dyersville 50. The Saylorville Lake spillway51. The world's smallest church in Festina52. Albert the Bull in Audubon53. Iowa State University in Ames - my alma mater!54. Pikes Peak State Park, looking at Wisconsin55. The Millstream Brewing Company in Amana56. The Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend57. Eagle Point City Park in Dubuque58. The Kate Shelley Railroad Museum and Park in Boone59. Dunning's Spring Falls in Decorah (big surprise #2)60. The tree in the middle of the road, near Brayton61. The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines62. Bellevue State Park near Bellevue, of course63. Waubonsie State Park, in the SW corner of Iowa, looking at Nebraska64. Prairie Meadows in Altoona65. Lighthouse Point in West Okoboji66. The historic Sutliff Bridge in Sutliff67. The Port of Burlington in Burlington (yep, I liked Burlington)68. Home in AnamosaYes, that really is Matt Harding dancing with me in the "Inspiration by..." clip. This summer, I was fortunate enough to dance with Matt with a group in Chicago for Matt's next around-the-world video. It's due out in June 2008. In the meantime: http://www.wherethehellismatt.... my apologies to Iowa City, Pella, Davenport, Marion, Waterloo, Mason City, Fairfield, Brooklyn, Forest City, Van Wert, and the other hundreds of cities, towns, parks, golf courses, and cool places that I did not have time to visit or shot crappy clips that didn't make the final cut. There is WAY too much in Iowa to see in one summer, but I made a good run at it.Iowans, get away from your TV's and computers and go see your state!!! You really don't know what you're missing.

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Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
Author: jdhoskinson

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