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Hacking the heck out of the hated honeysuckle
I spent much of the morning cutting down Asian bush honeysuckle at George Owens Nature Park in Independence. This stuff is an invasive species that is taking over many wild areas. It can grow 4-6 feet per year, is generally … Continue reading
Hillsdale Lake
Spent about 5 hours hiking the Northwest Blue Trail at Hillsdale Lake today. It’s a horse trail, with all the negatives that implies, but it goes through some nice terrain with lots of trees. The map says this trail is … Continue reading
Monkey Mountain and Honey Creek
Spent the day with some people from the Adventure Club exploring Monkey Mountain and Honey Creek Conservation Areas north of St Joe. We had over 6 hours on some hilly trails so I think we were all pretty well pooped … Continue reading
Wyandotte County Lake
Spent a bit of time with friends exploring some “new” trails at Wyandotte County Lake and some jerk(s) stole my license plate! There is a Sheriff’s station at the other end of the lake so it was reported within a … Continue reading
A weekend at Clinton Lake
Had a weekend meetup at Clinton Lake with the KC Adventure Club. Several of us met Friday evening at the Woodridge Primitive Area and backpacked about a mile into the woods to make camp. Saturday morning we packed up, hiked … Continue reading
Hiking in Independence
Had a pretty full day in Independence with the Kansas City Adventure Club. Started with a hike at the George Owens Nature Park, then a picnic and more hiking at La Benite Park, then over to River Bluff Nature Reserve … Continue reading
Perry Lake work day #1
I spent much of the day last Saturday at Perry Lake clearing brush from a hiking trail with a group from the Sierra Club and the Kansas City Outdoor Club. The entire trail runs about 30 miles and I want … Continue reading
James A Reed Wildlife Area and Blue & Gray Park
I went to James A Reed Wildlife Area for a little hike last week. I was last there in January when everything was frozen and there was about 8 inches of snow on the ground. Slogging through that snow out … Continue reading
First!
The first post on my first blog. Last year I got a cell phone, now I’m blogging. I’ve caught up to the 1990’s at last! I was inspired to start this after reading Jen’s blog – the first one I’ve … Continue reading
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