Last Saturday, my mom and I hiked the 8.2 mile Lewis and Clark Trail in Weldon Springs Conservation Area. It is a beautiful trail high on bluffs above the Missouri River.
Last Sunday, my mom and I hiked two and a half miles on the Green Rock Trail. After our beautiful hike on the Green Rock, we decided to explore the Clay Pits. When we arrived at the empty parking area, we saw some clay pillars that continued for 25 yards and just stopped. We follow a trail to the Scout Camping Area and saw a high bluffs to the North-west. We hiked down some steep clay slopes before crossing an isthmus between tow shallow ponds. Several trails joined together at the base of a steep, rocky gully. We ascended this gully. After we had scrambled out of the top of the gully, we got a great view of the area. The green pines contrasted sharply with the leafless trees next to them. After walking on the bluff for a while, we went down a small gully and marveled at the colorful clay slopes.
Afterwards, my mom and I stopped at Sunset Cyclery to continue or search for new mountain bikes. One day and four different bike shops later, my mom and I had made up or minds. I am going buy a 2009 Specialized Hardrock Sport Edition from Sunset. My mom is getting a 2009 Novara Piedra from REI. Both are light front-suspension mountain bikes. We can't wait to ride at Castlewood, Lost Valley, Klondike, Chubb, and other great mountain bike trails.
2/20/2009 06:15:23 am
It is awesome to hear you guys are out pounding the trails so often, keep it up! Comments are closed.
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AuthorMy name is Ben. I love to read, hike, backpack, mountain bike, rock climb, and mountain bike race. Since there are so many great hikes in Missouri, I decided to make a website to describe them. The Mountain BikeI ride a 2010 Specialized Rockhopper Expert 29er. I've upgraded all the original parts, went 1x9 and dropped 5lbs from the stock bike.
My Road BikeI have Willier Izoard for road riding and racing.
My CX BikeI ride a 2010 Specialized Tricross
2010 Race ResultsRiver Trails Mountain Bike Challenge (Kansas)
1st Junior 15-18 Tilles Park Crit 5th Juniors 10-18 Delmarvelous Crit 5th Juniors 15-18 Greensfelder Challenge 1st Juniors 15-18 Rhett's Run 2nd Juniors 15-18 2009 Mtb. Race Results
ICCC Castlewood Race 5th Beginner 19 and under Greensfelder Classic 5th Beginner 19 and under Burning at the Bluff 3rd in Burnin Virgins Category Archives
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