The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River.
Loess Hills east of Mondamin, Iowa.
Snow geese flying in front of the Loess Hills at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in the Missouri River bottoms near Mound City, Missouri
A view of the thin ridges that form the "spine" of the Loess Hills
Wildflowers in the Loess Hills
Iowa is a landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the no
Loess Hills
…The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River. The Loess (, , or ) Hills are generally located between 1 and…
Excavation of the 3,800-year-old Edgewater Park Site
Iowa in 1718 with the modern state area highlighted
DeSoto Lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge