Marvin Gaye’s “You Are A Wonderful One” was gleefully mingling into sunbathed sceneries when I reached Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sun was up. Breeze was on. A perfect spring Saturday morning, minus the inconvenience that I forgot to pack my dark chocolate reserve in my backpack. I hummed alone with Gaye like an old-fashioned karaoke machine and soon let go of my little chocolate emergency.

You are so wonderful
That being near you is all I'm living for
You show me more kindness in little ways
Than I've ever known in all my days

The Western Historic Trails Center, located in on 425 acres of land in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was developed by the National Park Services to exhibit information regarding Lewis & Clark, Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, and California Trails. Interactive exhibits are presented in the center, which is surrounded by well-maintained hiking trails.