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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
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
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
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