The Edwards bus tour is heading into its last two events, and I’m going AWOL, jumping into a van with some other reporters and heading back to Des Moines to try to catch the “closing arguments” from Clinton and Obama. Here’s the last of my bus tour photoblogging. I’ll post more about the tour and where things stand for Edwards tomorrow.

8:30 a.m. Jan 2
Fairfield, Iowa. The candidate boards the press bus to deliver some coffee and answer a few questions…

…and as the bus pulls out of Fairfield, a cute little Ron Paul enclave is spotted through the window.

1 p.m. Jan 2
Burlington, Iowa. At a small Edwards campaign office the crowd spills out into the hallway and watches through a large glass window as first Elizabeth…

…and then John Edwards rally the supporters.

While the reporters stake out every outlet in sight.

Then it’s off to Iowa City for an event that was too packed to move in (much less take pictures in), and now here, to Cedar Rapids. There were some questions earlier (scroll way, way down) about what rural Iowa looks like. Here is what rural Iowa looked like from the bus window:

And here’s the sunset as we headed into Cedar Rapids. Bye for now!