Random Iowa

On another sunny Sunday afternoon in Iowa we completed our latest trip, spending an hour or so driving around Melbourne, Iowa. At first we were concerned that it the necessary angles plus the position of the sun would make it difficult to get our usual pictures, but with a little investigation found places to shoot from. The Post Office was as neat as it looked on Google Street View, and we also found a nice war memorial along Main Street. 7 shots were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, with 3 added to the updated article on Wikipedia. Here are a couple of my favourites: As an added bonus, we were also able to eliminate one more Iowa article from the list of those needing photos with a quick trip to the Ashton Observatory, located within Ashton-Wildwood Park along Highway 330. Links Melbourne, Iowa pictures on Wikimedia Commons Updated Melbourne, Iowa article on Wikipedia Updated Ashton Observatory article on Wikipedia

Our destination for this week is Melbourne, Iowa ! Located in the centre of the state and north-east of Des Moines, this city of around 800 (as of 2000) shares its name with the second most populous city in Australia , along with other locations in the United Kingdom and around the United States. View Larger Map Melbourne (Australia) Business Center. Source: Commons / Donaldytong A quick tour on Google Street View showed a neat Post Office on Main Street, and I'm interested to see what else we find as we drive around! What sights do you think we should look to document in Melbourne? Have your own interesting shots of this place? Feel free to share them via the comments section below! Links Wikipedia article for Melbourne, Iowa (as it stands today)