Penn Valley Park - Post Rockfest

On Tuesday I showed you a photo looking south from the top of Liberty Memorial.  The green park was that of Penn Valley Park.  To the right just past the drives up to the Memorial, you may have seen some white tents (they looked rather small).  This is the site of Rockfest every year.  This year was the 20th year and 55,000 people attended.  Someone on TKC said I should have taken a photo after Rockfest.  Granted by Wednesday morning the site had been cleaned.  But the green grass is now a field of dirt.  The promoters of Rockfest restore the lawns every year.

Penn Valley Park

Looking toward the Liberty Memorial on a walking trail in Penn Valley Park

occupy KC update

 There are lots of tents still in occupy KC, but not sure what goes on inside them.  During the day I have only seen at most 4 people at the camp, and in speaking with others that frequent the park, that is the most they've seen.  Occasionally there is a march put on by those supporting the occupy.  Not sure why all the tents or what goes on at night.

Occupy KC

This week the Occupy KC set up a small protest across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.  Since this is in Penn Valley Park by the Liberty Memorial, there are many walkers in this areas, including me.  The temperature was nice all week and these occupiers were kind of hostel toward us walkers, it also appeared that during the daytime hours they populated the area with people that did not normally work those hours and also did not appear to bathe.  This week the group heads into downtown KC.

Theme Day - Postcard Wothy

What would be more postcard worthy than a museum.

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Pioneer Mother Memorial

The Pioneer Mother Memorial, created in 1927 is place in Penn Valley Park near where the Santa Fe Trail passed in honor of the many pioneer women who traveled through the area. 

Penn Valley Park and Liberty Memorial

I took this photo while walking on one of the many trails in Penn Valley Park.  Yesterday's photo showed flower buds on the tree up closer to the memorial, but most trees in the park were bare.