Cliffhanger Run - Gorgeous Woods

The 2018 Cliffhanger Run will take place on Saturday November 3rd along the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway.  Come and run, walk, or just sight-see.. Cliff Drive is beautiful this time of year (see pix below)   Use this link to get more information.  www.cliffhangerrun.com  The Run is also a benefit for Northeast Neighbor to Neighbor  www.nnncares.org . The race will begin at Gladstone Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue.

Spring Past, Just A Memory

Since Spring is so far a no show... here's a couple of images from the past - Cliff Drive. 

Fall On The Drive

                                              A few shots of Cliff Drive this Fall.

Climbing cliffs above, disc golf below.

                                                                     North Terrace (Green) Lake

A Misty Walk In The Park

 Took a short walk in Kessler Park today.... very windy and misty.  Above, the Skyline, below, two  
                                                                       old residents

               Above, Scarritt Point above the East Bottoms.   Below, new stairs down to Cliff Drive.

                               Below, the Judge Wallace "Castle" from the West.

New View

 Newly installed at Lookout Point along Cliff Drive, this fenced, stone lookout provides a stunning view of the East Bottoms at night.   Prospect Point is in Historic Northeast at the intersection of East Lookout Point Drive and East Reservoir Drive.  Below is the view at night.

Fall In Historic Northeast III

 Budd Park

North Terrace Lake along Cliff Drive

Looking Forward To Spring

One of the first flowers to be seen along Cliff Drive this year will be Spring Beauty.  About the size of a grown man's thumbnail..  they bravely pop out even in light snow.

Twenty-eighth Annual Cliffhanger

 The 2013 Cliffhanger was held Sunday along Cliff Drive in Historic Northeast.  Above and below the start of the 8K race.  This year the Campus of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, the major sponsor,  played host to the race with the course beginning at the Paseo Gate of Cliff Drive.

You can see and download all the pictures here:   https://www.dropbox.com/sh/90c1vjkozdujmz8/kyrl4cE9h4

 Above and below, the start of the 5K race.  Approximately 900 runners and walkers took part this year.  The race is presented by the Kansas City Track Club and is a benefit for Northeast Neighbor to Neighbor  (  nnncares.org  ) a Northeast organization for healthcare outreach.

 Participants were treated to pancakes and eggs after the race in the Education Pavilion of KCUMB.

 Leslie Collins, President of the Board of Northeast Neighbor to Neighbor presented a gift tray to Nancy English the Race Director and below Nancy presented Leslie with a check for over $9,000... the funds raised from the race.   Come to think of it, I haven't seen Leslie since.