Posted on September 30, 2008 by Matt Hacker
I have been asked by a lot of people to research when Fall colors peak here in Iowa. We all know that Fall is a beautiful time here in Iowa, so I listened to them and I found exactly what they were looking for. I found it on the Iowa DNR website, and now I [...]
Filed under: Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Autumn, Autumn leaf color, Color, Fall, Iowa, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Leaves, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 5, 2008 by Matt Hacker
So every morning last year from August 1 – December 1 when I was driving to work and then back home from work, I would bet money that I would see a group of deer in two different spots along the trip. In those exact same spots this year, nothing. Not one. Once I think [...]
Filed under: Bow Hunting, Deer, Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Bow, Bow Season, Confused, Deer, Deer Patterns, Fall, Iowa, Iowa History, Mushrooms, Muzzleloader Season, Rain, Recreation, Season, Shotgun, Shotgun Season, Smart, Summer, Weather, Winter | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 19, 2008 by Matt Hacker
As the streets of Cedar Rapids start to get cleaned up, one can only ask themselves, how long is this going to take? Well I think that is a question that is weighing on everyone’s mind, but nobody has an answer for it.
The now displaced and disfunctional downtown area of Cedar Rapids, IA is going [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by Matt Hacker
I went downtown this morning in Cedar Rapids, IA before I went to work and took some pictures of the downtown area after the flood waters have receded. It is bad…very bad. After being down there this morning, I can say that it is going to take a very long time to get [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The water is going down in Cedar Rapids, IA after the largest flood in the state’s history. You can now see the three downtown bridges above water rather than them being completely under water. Driving on I380 this morning, going to work, I could not believe my eyes when I looked towards the [...]
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