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As a slowly evolving city girl, I have to admit that I am still very hesitant when it comes to outdoor adventures. I don’t like bugs, I don’t like the elements, and I don’t mess with wild animals, which has worked well for both parties so far. But urban hiking is a nice in-between that makes the outdoors accessible, but I’m not too far out of my comfort zone. When I visited Cedar Rapids, Iowa, they had one of my all time favorite urban hikes – Mount Trashmore.
For the last three years or so, I’ve made an effort to visit a new Midwest state to continue learning about the history, communities, and landscape that make up the USA. This year of 2025, that state was Iowa.
After passing through Iowa 80 for an unexpected lesson on truck driving, my road trip landed in Cedar Rapids. During my 3 days in Cedar Rapids, I briefly heard about a certain “Mount Trashmore” and honestly…from the name alone I was intrigued…