Doggin' ' Kansas City: where you are with your dog in the city of fountains walk

If loose Park a dog were, perhaps a poodle. At the heart of the 80-acre park
by Ella loose 1929 an elegant rose is donated to the Wornall road and 51st Street
Surrounded by classical walkways garden. The cultivated area is far away from
22 October 1864 at the battle of Westport - "the Gettysburg of the West" - was
fought here in the vicinity. On this day, the largest battle of the civil war West, of forces, the
Mississippi River ended hopes in the West of the Confederation. Today describe tags
the battle. You can exercise your dog on a parallel path to loose Park and in the
large, grassy Center of green areas.

Twenty minutes in the Northwest you can walking with your dog Weston for hours
Bend State Park. When Lewis and Clark reach range Weston on the 2nd July 1804, the
Missouri was already under cultivation soil on the banks of the river by
Native American tribes for hundreds of years.

The pillars in the Missouri River were so busy shipping hemp, by 1858 Weston
the world's largest hemp port was considered. However, it was tobacco,
That drove the economy of then now. The Park contains five tobacco
Barns and an interpretive display of the history of tobacco production in the
Of the community.

Fires and floods hampers the development of the Weston, who after the civil war and
Lewis and Clark might also see the same scenic views of the Park today Bluffs as
same, which they saw 200 years ago.

The sporting dog walks in the 1133 hectare park run uphill and downhill, which made
at the edges of the retreating glaciers. There are plenty of interesting tracks, to
Select.

The dog-friendly Park multi-use trail is passed through a 3-mile asphalt
forested corridors. Energetic hikers will want to jump to the paths of the dirt from
Harpst way, if it overlaps the asphalt track. This loop a mile traipses along the
The Missouri river bluffs straight on the remains of the famous Harpst orchards
Once peaches produced for English royalty.

The Missouri River Trail takes your dog right at the edge of the Missouri River and
the bear Creek trail explores the former channel of the Missouri before a substantial shift
in the River in 1858. The two routes are less than a mile.

Two more short distances a visit value are the barn trail and McCormick-trail,.
Both mown areas close to the Park Office. The McCormick hiking trail leads to a warehouse by
a distillery in continuous operation since 1858.

Weston bend State Park is located on the West Side Highway 45 heading from Kansas
City.

Copyright 2006

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