Get your NASCAR racing experience at the Iowa Speedway

Get your NASCAR racing experience at the Iowa Speedway

Bybrian.abeling

“There’s really no way to prepare you for what happens on the first corner.” That was the most frequent response when I interviewed family members who participated in the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The experience lets fans choose to drive or ride along in a NASCAR on a…

How to find clusters of monarch butterflies at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

How to find clusters of monarch butterflies at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

Bybrian.abeling

Wouldn’t you love to see hundreds of monarch butterflies clustered together? It happens all across Iowa every September and some folks are lucky enough to have it happen right in their own backyard. However, if you’re like me, it doesn’t happen in my personal backyard, but it is available to me with just a short…