An afternoons journey in May 2003
Donna & I made our way to the North end of Main Street, just 3 blocks from our front door to the relatively new pedestrian walkway out over the Missouri River. I had stumbled across mention of this wonderful attraction by happenstance. Even though it was built under our very noses, our amazing City Fathers had failed to communicate to us or most anyone else we know in the neighborhood the existence of this multi-million $$$ project built to help bring the Riverfront of KC back to life. As usual those in power are totally disconnected from reality at ground zero. KC's city government is a bunch of lame-assed corporate pimps and this is the perfect example of just how lame they are. They actually bring to fruition a project of real worth, but don't have the wit to tell anyone about it!

The Pedestrian Overlook is a great spot to spend some time, and supposedly it will eventually be a extension along the bike trail that now runs through nearby Riverfront Park.

We also took a jaunt a few mile to the East to see the old Northeast Neighborhood of KC. This beautiful area lies just North of Independence Avenue along the tops of the South Bluffs of the Missouri River. From it's edge you can catch a great view out over the river and the railroad yards towards North Kansas City. There are many wonderful old homes in the area and down below along the hillside is Cliff Drive - a great scenic byway and convenient spot to dump a wayward body - as the KCPD will attest.

The beautiful, forgotten area of Northeast Kansas City. Formerly KC's little Italy - upon the hill overlooking the Missouri River and the North Bottoms. The hillside below the brush is Cliff Drive, a wonderful park and learning center for many a KC bred rock climber, including Ben the Webmaster...

From our fire escape we can see the hillside to
our east about 1 mile.