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Iowa Trail Walkin’ (4/10/25)

Our walk today took us from a dog park in Iowa City at one end of The Peninsula neighborhood to a residential/shopping district in Coralville, Iowa River Landing. Both of these areas are places that we might consider living in if we end up settling in Iowa City.

Looking back towards the Peninsula neighborhood from the dog park
A view of the very large dog park
Starting out on the Iowa Trail
“Simple Flight” by Jason Messier, our first sculpture on the walk, before we crossed the Iowa River into Coralville.
The bridge to cross the Iowa River
A view of the dam and a former power plant on the Iowa River
Looking towards the Iowa River Landing District from the bridge
Looking back towards the bridge as we walked along the trail
A sign for the River Landing Wetland Park,
which is directly behind the Hilton Hotel
and Coralville Convention Center
The Iowa River Landing Wetland Center
An educational display on the naming of Coralville
Another view of the Hyatt Hotel and Coralville Convention Center
“Alidade” sculpture by Dan Perry along the trail
“From the River” sculpture by Bounnak Thammavong
Another decorated Herky inside the Hyatt Hotel.
This one is called Herky Wilder in honor of Gene Wilder
as in “Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.”

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