to Shenandoah Inn and Suits, 620 W. Sheridan
Before leaving Malvern today, we cycled the town's walking map, seeing the public art that adds to Malvern's charm. Woody Jones, a Malvern metal artist, has created whimsical trees throughout the town and the giant bicycle next to the trail. The Art Church, a repurposed 1873 Presbyterian Church, is the painting studio of Zach Jones, and has an Air Bnb downstairs. Art Alley is filled with murals by local artists.
Except for three other cyclists and a brief chat with the trail maintenance crew in their truck, the trail was ours for a few hours. The bikes swished through the fallen black walnuts and leaves, hundreds of grasshoppers leaped when we interrupted their sunning, and the views through the open spaces in the trees were of acres and acres of corn, and a few cows trying to stay cool. On this warm day, we appreciated the shade of the trail and the breeze.
when we stopped for a snack in Imogene (population 39) Bob took a short nap on the grass in a lovely trailside camping area, with showers and restrooms, . We wondered if the 3 hikers we saw in Malvern, who were walking the whole length of the trail had camped there.
We rolled into Shenandoah (population 4800) around 1 PM. As the largest town in southwest Iowa (big enough for a Walmart), Shendandoah has a pleasant downtown of shops, hanging flowers, plaques with names of Iowa Hall of Famers on the sidewalks. and a restaurant in the restored depot.The town boasts being the childhood home of the the rock duo, the Everly Brothers, whose songs we remember from our high school days in the late 50s. The Depot restaurant, where we had lunch, is filled with Everly Brothers and other town memorabilia. Leaving the restaurant we discovered that the front tire on Bob's bike had a flat. We always carry new tubes; the tire was fixed but we had not planned to spend our afternoon this way.
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