We were supposed to go to Council Grove. The threat of rain with the
hour long drive kept us close to home though. So we decided to go close
to home and hit the trails close to the Governor's Mansion in Topeka.
Our buddies met us at the main trail at the Cedar Crest grounds. We
started in, but quickly realized that what we really wanted was a wooded
trail that would 1) shelter us from the damp cold of the otherwise
beautiful fall day and 2) create a more interesting walk. Although some didn't care where we went, they were just happy to be there ;)
Our quest for a new trail took us up to the area by the Kansas
Wildlife and Parks center. Grandma has been after me for a while to
take the kids to the KDWP building, so we can mark it off of our list
now ;) It is a great resource. They have all kinds of free
identification guides, trail maps, and more. There are aquariums with
little critters...
Lots of furs from different local animals...
After I toned the kids back on taking one each of every identification
guide (we would have put quite a dent in their supply), we headed to the
great outdoors! It was a wonderful trail. At the end, we broke from
it and followed a road that headed the direction of the cars. It took
us right into the old Menninger hospital grounds. I guess it is
technically trespassing, but that road wasn't marked, so we enjoyed
looking at the old buildings as we made our way to our cars ;)
I am not sure any one of the field trips we've taken this year was
totally planned out, but I'll tell you what, I wouldn't trade a one!
Who needs plans? ;)
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