Author Archives: Jeff

Nov 14

Photos by the numbers: 9

Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

September 7, 2006: Black Hawk Bridge in Lansing. The east end of IA 9, right by the south end of IA 26.

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Nov 13

Photos by the numbers: 8

Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 17, 2007: Like there was any other location I’d pick for this one. West end of IA 8.

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Nov 12

Photos by the numbers: 7

Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

March 20, 2003: West side of Storm Lake, end of my first day of my first road trip. (The day before the 3/4 photo in Pocahontas.) North end of IA 110.

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Nov 11

Armstrong-Ringsted’s last game(?)

Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011, at 10:48 PM by Jeff

The 2009 and 2010 8-man champions lost in the semifinals to Fremont-Mills. The district is already sharing every sport except football with North Sentral Kossuth, which itself is a shared pair at the moment. Football districts will be reorganized in … Continue reading →

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Nov 11

Photos by the numbers: 6

Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

“…We conclude that Elkhorn ceased to exist as a separate municipality on March 24, 2005…” — City of Elkhorn v. City of Omaha, Nebraska Supreme Court, January 12, 2007 October 6, 2008: Western suburbs of Omaha. This photo was taken … Continue reading →

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Nov 10

Photos by the numbers: 5

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 7:00 PM by Jeff

October 21, 2007: North end of IA 5.

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Nov 10

Photos by the numbers: 3 and 4

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

March 21, 2003: Pocahontas, Pocahontas County. My first multi-day individual road trip.

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Nov 09

Photos by the numbers: 1 and 2

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 8:00 PM by Jeff

Starting off with a two-fer. September 7, 2010: South end of IA 1, Van Buren County

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Nov 09

Fort Madison ceremonially opens US 61

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 12:19 PM by Jeff

I was hoping the bypass would open in the next couple of weeks so I could go to the ribbon-cutting. The bypass isn’t open yet, but the ribbon has already been cut. So I’ll need to go down there sometime … Continue reading →

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Nov 09

Iowa Highway Ends 10th anniversary photo series

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 8:00 AM by Jeff

A decade ago, I took pictures from the front seat of the van on a couple of trips to Waterloo and Ames. Here’s one of them, taken months after IA 27 was first commissioned. Although I used few or none … Continue reading →

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