Iowa

Iowa June 2015 The midwestern United States is widely stereotyped for a few things: corn, flat land, and down to earth people. Every trip I have ever made through the heartland has reaffirmed this perspective. Driving across the country on I-70 or I-80 takes you right through the middle of it all, and it seems to go on forever: endless monoculture, center pivots, cows, and oil pumps. Some version of this scene is what I anticipated finding when dad and I planned our trip to Iowa. But,...