Reuters photographer Jim Young has compiled a photo essay of the Iowa countryside in conjunction with the beginning of caucus season. A slideshow with large pictures has a home on Reuters’ site, but the photo collection on Yahoo (also, sadly, a slide show) includes the complete captions with locations and dates. All the photos were taken in Iowa in the first three months of this year, and nearly all are in eastern Iowa, from Marshalltown to Walcott (with two in Des Moines).
To save you some time, here’s a link to a de-slide-ified version based on the Yahoo gallery.
The photos capture the state in winter very nicely, but one caption pair leaves a bit to be desired: “An old closed up gas station” is the George Preston Service Station in Belle Plaine, a famous Lincoln Highway landmark.
The Iowa caucuses are less than a year away.