Formation of the Loess Hills
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Discover the history and ecology of Iowa's Loess Hills.
Discover the history and ecology of Iowa's Loess Hills.
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Formation of the Loess Hills
Clip: Season 2 Episode 204 | 1m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the history and ecology of Iowa's Loess Hills.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] The landscape surrounding the Loess Hills Scenic Byway entices travelers with sights found in only one other place on Earth.
Stretching from South Dakota to Missouri, the Loess Hills are living testimony to the work of glaciers tens of thousands of years ago.
♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] During the last Ice Age, glaciers crushed and ground the bedrock as they moved into the Midwest.
When the ice fields began to melt and recede, the Missouri River Valley was flooded depositing pulverized rock and other material in western Iowa, eastern Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri.
As the flood waters receded, winds swept the finely crushed soil into the hills, making up Iowa's front range.
The Loess flower like material of the Loess Hills can only be found in one other place on Earth, in Shanxi, China.
♪♪ [Kohlsdorf] Today, you can find travelers, explorers and artists taking advantage of the Loess Hills for exercise, education and inspiration.
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