My Iowa Commute - Page 12

queequeger · 09-05-2007, 10:48 AM

Haha! I guess it would best be written as Kwee-Kwayger. It's based on a character from Moby Dick (Ishmael's savage bosom buddy if you remember) and I stuck an -er at the end, mostly in case someone already took the name.

I was a local of Iowa for longer than anywhere else I've lived, which means about 8 years. I went to High School at LaSalle (when it was still around) and then Kennedy. After that I moved to Iowa City to go to school at U of I. My parents still live out in North Liberty (mom works in Cedar Rapids at McLeod and pops worked at UI and Mt Vernon until recently, and now works at a marketing research firm in Iowa City).

And yes, I made the drive from IC to CR countless times, brought back some memories it did. The whole Georgia thing happened when the Air Force tricked me! I thought I'd be going to Middle Eastern countries and far away places... but instead they plopped me down in Augusta, GA. I can't say it's that bad though, one more interesting place to live.

HungLikeJesus · 09-05-2007, 01:33 PM

In another thread I posted a picture of Tiny Town. Here are two more.

Tiny Town was built in 1915, and recently restored. In addition to the railroad, there's a mining building (I think that that's what that red building on the hill in the upper center of the first picture is), a church, and lots of other buildings.

kerosene · 09-05-2007, 05:08 PM

Ah, HLJ, you get so many great shots of stuff that is so familiar to me. It helps me appreciate where I live! Yes, it is true, you can get use to mountains. In fact, I am so use to them now, that driving through Kansas through storms was truly frightening for me. Somehow the mountains are protective. In Kansas the sky is so big and I am so small.

HungLikeJesus · 09-05-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by case

Ah, HLJ, you get so many great shots of stuff that is so familiar to me. It helps me appreciate where I live! Yes, it is true, you can get use to mountains. In fact, I am so use to them now, that driving through Kansas through storms was truly frightening for me. Somehow the mountains are protective. In Kansas the sky is so big and I am so small.

When I was taking the pictures I thought, "Case will be able to figure out where most of these were taken." I hope to add the return trip (different route - including Dinosaur Ridge, Red Rocks, Mt. Falcon, etc.) later.

P.S. I'm trying to include a mix of blue sky and intimate landscapes. So far, the pictures are more documentation than art.

kerosene · 09-06-2007, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

When I was taking the pictures I thought, "Case will be able to figure out where most of these were taken." I hope to add the return trip (different route - including Dinosaur Ridge, Red Rocks, Mt. Falcon, etc.) later.

P.S. I'm trying to include a mix of blue sky and intimate landscapes. So far, the pictures are more documentation than art.

I think they become art through their use as documentation.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 03:01 PM

My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.)

BigV · 09-07-2007, 03:52 PM

Post them.

Flint · 09-07-2007, 03:53 PM

Could vBulletin (possibly) run some kind of slideshow?

HungLikeJesus · 09-07-2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13

My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.)

Razz - I felt the same way. I took about 90 pictures, then had to figure out which to reject. To me, most of mine weren't interesting.

I've only posted part of the commute. I don't know if I'll do the rest.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 09:00 PM

I took a lot more than 29 also HLJ...but I cut it down as best I could to save on poor UT's bill (since I can't send anything his way just yet).

xoxoxoBruce · 09-07-2007, 11:07 PM

He's very forgiving of pictures that feature naked women.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 11:46 PM

Don't often see naked women on my way to work though, so that doesn't help me in this thread.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-08-2007, 12:55 AM

psssst...photoshop.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-10-2007, 12:21 AM

Well, here's my commute:

Start off heading down the driveway

It's a long driveway

Ok, now turn onto the real road.

which is in lovely shape

today we're taking the short route

which is still very pretty

this road was HELL before it got paved about two weeks ago..yaaay road matinence

we're about to turn at that stop sign

the road surface here makes me think of quilts

hey look some lines finally

Pass the christmas tree farm

that driveway has about 10 posted/no tresspassing signs...makes me wonder what's up there

annnd we keep goin

and goin

and scary bridge

annnnd goin

Razzmatazz13 · 09-10-2007, 12:27 AM

hey look, people

that day, I stopped for ice cream at the most bestest ice cream place, ever.

OH NOES, oh good it's just being painted

snapped this one for you guys

ok, got my *small* ice cream..now to work

lots of traffic today

civilization!

this light hates me. it is always red. ALWAYS.

our grocery store is right next to where I work, so I snapped a pic since that was one of the requests in the thread

aaannnd I'm here

that's what the way home looks like, more or less.

09-05-2007, 10:48 AM	#166
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Haha! I guess it would best be written as Kwee-Kwayger. It's based on a character from Moby Dick (Ishmael's savage bosom buddy if you remember) and I stuck an -er at the end, mostly in case someone already took the name. I was a local of Iowa for longer than anywhere else I've lived, which means about 8 years. I went to High School at LaSalle (when it was still around) and then Kennedy. After that I moved to Iowa City to go to school at U of I. My parents still live out in North Liberty (mom works in Cedar Rapids at McLeod and pops worked at UI and Mt Vernon until recently, and now works at a marketing research firm in Iowa City). And yes, I made the drive from IC to CR countless times, brought back some memories it did. The whole Georgia thing happened when the Air Force tricked me! I thought I'd be going to Middle Eastern countries and far away places... but instead they plopped me down in Augusta, GA. I can't say it's that bad though, one more interesting place to live. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

09-05-2007, 01:33 PM	#167
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	In another thread I posted a picture of Tiny Town. Here are two more. Tiny Town was built in 1915, and recently restored. In addition to the railroad, there's a mining building (I think that that's what that red building on the hill in the upper center of the first picture is), a church, and lots of other buildings. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-07-2007, 03:01 PM	#171
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	My commute is pretty long (29 pictures worth) but it's very green and pretty...just wondering if you guys think I should cut out some of the photos, or post them as is. (If yer still interested, of course.) __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-07-2007, 03:52 PM	#172
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09-07-2007, 03:53 PM	#173
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09-05-2007, 05:08 PM	#168
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Ah, HLJ, you get so many great shots of stuff that is so familiar to me. It helps me appreciate where I live! Yes, it is true, you can get use to mountains. In fact, I am so use to them now, that driving through Kansas through storms was truly frightening for me. Somehow the mountains are protective. In Kansas the sky is so big and I am so small.

09-07-2007, 09:00 PM	#175
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	I took a lot more than 29 also HLJ...but I cut it down as best I could to save on poor UT's bill (since I can't send anything his way just yet). __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-07-2007, 11:07 PM	#176
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He's very forgiving of pictures that feature naked women. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-07-2007, 11:46 PM	#177
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Don't often see naked women on my way to work though, so that doesn't help me in this thread. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-08-2007, 12:55 AM	#178
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	psssst...photoshop. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-10-2007, 12:21 AM	#179
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Well, here's my commute: Start off heading down the driveway It's a long driveway Ok, now turn onto the real road. which is in lovely shape today we're taking the short route which is still very pretty this road was HELL before it got paved about two weeks ago..yaaay road matinence we're about to turn at that stop sign the road surface here makes me think of quilts hey look some lines finally Pass the christmas tree farm that driveway has about 10 posted/no tresspassing signs...makes me wonder what's up there annnd we keep goin and goin and scary bridge annnnd goin __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-10-2007, 12:27 AM	#180
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	hey look, people that day, I stopped for ice cream at the most bestest ice cream place, ever. OH NOES, oh good it's just being painted snapped this one for you guys ok, got my small ice cream..now to work lots of traffic today civilization! this light hates me. it is always red. ALWAYS. our grocery store is right next to where I work, so I snapped a pic since that was one of the requests in the thread aaannnd I'm here that's what the way home looks like, more or less. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

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