Other than the Mississippi we don't have any major geography here. Iowa isn't flat either though like Illinois, mostly rolling hills except for the northwest and some areas in the southeast.
If we've had enough rain, in the fall when the leaves start to turn, the pastures die down, and the dry crop is still in the field, the countryside gets very wild, rough, and wooly looking, especially in hilly areas.
Makes you want to hole up in a cabin in the backwoods, go hunting, make a fire, roast some wild game over a pit, smoke a cigar, and drink homemade wine by the light of the full moon.
It's a more subtle and sublime thrill, but a thrill it is.
