The Iowa Barn Foundation holds a spring and fall barn tour each year. This fall, of 2022, marked my 9th outing in the tour. There was the year I missed to attend an arts festival and then, of course, Covid. The spring tour is typically smaller, with emphasis on a certain portion of the state. I like this tour because I can take more time and still see more barns. The fall is always a full state tour. This requires a little more focus and prep work.

Today I am introducing you to my latest project, Backroads and Barn Tours. It has been my hope to share my love of these structures in a way that would preserve their rustic charm as well as their indelible history. I love the practicality and resourcefulness behind their creation, and I believe it to be of valuable importance, as their presence in our landscapes change with innovation, to preserve some memory of these rustic, wooden beauties.