Let's finish up the Kessler Park hike! We ended at the half way point. We had climbed every hill they could find.
We had climbed to Scarritt Point.
This is where the Kansas City Museum is.
We have visited the museum before.
We heard some stories. This 5 story house was built by R.A. Long. Only 3 people lived here: Mr. Long, his wife and daughter. To build on this land Mr. Long had to buy or relocate the 5 existing houses.
This castle was one of the homes that was relocated directly behind the Long house.
The lady is the current owner. She said they had to completed gut the house when they bought it.
This is the house next door.
This is the last house on the block.
It's for sale for 1.6 million.
The Colonnade
JFK Memorial
Across the street is a slide.
You sit on the cardboard and slide down.
We all did it. Super fun.
Another mural
Finally we made it back to the lake.
We walked back to the start then took a right.
We walked to the old reservoir.
It was built to deliver water to Kansas City but it had a leak.
It was never used.
This is just a small piece of it. It's so big.
This is the largest known living tree in Missouri.
It's a cottonwood and measures 125 feet tall and more than 28 ft in circumference.
This is Tiffany Castle.
That was our last stop. We only had a small hill to climb to get back to the start.
This hike was a lot of fun. Jenny, our leader, is spending the summer in Wichita as an actress. I would not mind taking another hike but at $38 I don't know if I will.
I have been painting today. My least favorite thing. I just want to finish now.
Until tomorrow.
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