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Wilderness First Aid – Day 1
I completed my first day of wilderness first aid training with the Red Cross and it was a real eye-opener. The basic premise is that professional help may be hours or days away and an accident victim needs to be … Continue reading
Abatement and a burger
I spent about 4 hours today cutting back small trees along a hiking/biking trail. It was pretty grassy so I’ll have to return and cut that – the first opportunity to use my new trimmer. Several acres in one area … Continue reading
Heat, Humidity, Hills, and Hiking
I spent four days at Blanchard Springs Recreation Area in Arkansas on a trip organized by a local Sierra Club group. This is in the Ozark National Forest on the North Sylamore Creek near the point where it dumps into … Continue reading
Chicago’s Willis Tower
Chicago is an old Potawatomi word meaning “wait in line here” and I got the full treatment at the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower. I had a few hours between trains and figured I should see it while I was here. … Continue reading
The Amtrak Blues
The trip to and from Maryland was my first time on a train. From KC you first take a 7.5 hour ride on the Southwest Chief to Chicago, then you have a layover of about 3 hours, then hop on … Continue reading
I hiked the Appalachian Trail…
…for about 2 hours with my brother the morning of his wedding. We started at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Visitor Center in Harper’s Ferry WV (where we got some good souvenirs) and followed the spur south to the actual trail, … Continue reading
Wedding Bells
Not mine though! I went to Frederick MD over the weekend for my brother’s wedding and have enough material for at least two more blog posts so those will follow. The rehearsal was Friday afternoon. I was expected to be … Continue reading
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Blue River Parkway
I went hiking with the Adventure Club at Blue River Parkway again, but this time on some trails along the western edge. I thought the “Old Railroad Bed” would be fairly dry despite recent rains and I wasn’t very wrong. … Continue reading
Kill Creek Park
Spent an afternoon with the Adventure Club hiking at Kill Creek Park in western Olathe. We were mostly on the hiking and equestrian trails – the bike trails were a bit too wet. The rocks I’ve used previously to step … Continue reading
Landahl Park
I spent much of the day hiking at Landahl Park in Blue Springs with some other KC Adventure Club members. I’d been on the trails in the north half before and had been looking forward to getting back there. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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