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Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Elbert Hubbard

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Hoofin It

So Mother Nature decided to give us a white Christmas. Due to this we decided to go on a 2.5 hour  hike here.

The only problem it was 18 degrees when we started. It was a little chilly climbing up this hill.  On top of that I decided to get acclimated to carrying a pack.  Loaded up 20lbs in the daypack and off we went!

View from the parking lot looking up.

Amazingly this is only half way up the hill looking down to the parking lot.  Ugghhh what did I get myself into! (to give some perspective if you look to the left you will see the race wagon)


Now at the top from the parking lot, here is the view towards Lee's Summit!


A nice little rock out cropping.

We were the first up here today!


We started exploring the trails around the park and here is what the terrain looked like....

Ice was everywhere!

You think a truck might have been up here?

There is a trail in there!



Where's Waldo?




Well we might have not been the first!

On the back side of the park we could see Independence!
Also Oak Grove. It was an amazing view from up there!
The Boss and I!  
Merry Christmas!!
Maximilian posing!

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