Random Iowa

Another week and another set of photos from a random Iowa city! This past Sunday we headed out to Oxford in eastern Iowa. Given Iowa's reputation for being flat I'm always pleasantly surprised to see how rolling that part of the state is when driving around No Rocky Mountains by any means, but still a nice change! Unfortunately our pictures did not turn out the best, which I attribute to a combination of the gloomy weather and windy conditions (hopefully you've seen by now that we can do better! :-)) but we were able to capture most of the major locations in town, including a neat view of the entire town as you drive to it from Interstate 80. 11 shots were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, with two added to the updated article on Wikipedia. Here are a couple of my favorites: Links Oxford, Iowa pictures on Wikimedia Commons Updated Oxford, Iowa article on Wikipedia

This Easter Sunday we are heading to the community of Oxford, Iowa ! This city of around 700 people in Eastern Iowa shares it's name with the famous university city in the United Kingdom, along with towns in Canada, New Zealand and several other US states. The Iowa version of Oxford is notable in it's own right however, having been the focus of "The Oxford Project", a book combining photos of residents taken 20 years apart with their stories about life in a small town. View Larger Map Oxford University. Source: Commons / Wallace Wong What sights do you think we should look to document in Oxford? Have your own interesting shots of this place? Feel free to share them via the comments section below! Links The Oxford Project Wikipedia article for Oxford, Iowa (as it stands today)