Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Parks: Mandan Park

Mandan park is a park with views and hiking trails along the bluffs above the Missouri River.  There is even a hike from Mandan Park to the Mount Vernon Gardens.  Mandan Park has not escaped vandals.  There is a Lewis and Clark exhibit but two of the three panels are missing.   Mandan is worth visiting for the great view of the river.  It is off of south 13th street.

Lewis and Clark panel

A view of the river

On top of the hill at Mandan Park

Two panels about the Missouri River vandalized.

Looking out over the Missouri River.  This picture shows the missing Lewis and Clark panels

I found the other side to Mandan Park, which has a playground and a science center for summer day camp.  It also has many covered picnic area.

Kingman Hikes: Mohave Wash Path

 Mohave Wash Path travels diagonally through Kingman, mostly in a north to south; but more north east to south west.  it follows Mohave Draw and there is a paved trail from Beverly (behind the library) to Northern, east of Banks.  It continues on to at least Thompson but is not paved.  The was continues even further.  Along the path is the was where there is sand and rocks.  Along the bank there is also vegetation and trees.  It lines the Walleck Neighborhood City Park.  

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Welcome to Kingman Four: Hikes

 Beale's Spring Hike. Known for the spring which was along the Beale Trail

White Cliffs Hike Known for wagon ruts

Mohave Wash Path:  Follows Mohave Wash.

Beale's Loop

Monolith Garden

Southside Park: from the parking lot farthest to the east, along the north side of Southside Park there is a trail which is a bit above the ball diamonds.  It goes behind the ball diamonds past where they have a football goal post.  At the end there is another rough parking area.  Behind this there is a trail going up the hill and another coming down.  There is a very good view from the top of this hill and it makes a more aerobic walk up.  

Thistle along the trail

View of a train and view of Kingman

Downtown Walk

Welcome to Kingman: Beale's Spring Hike

 Beale's Spring area is very interesting, and has lots of history.  At one time their was a fort her, and also at one time a temporary reservation for the Hualapai people.  However most of that is all gone and all that is left are plaques indicating what was there.  The foundation of the old ranch house is still there, and some foundations.  There was also the entrance to an old mine.  At one time an orchard was planted, and many gnarly trees remain.  This is a pleasant hike, and you can see most of the area within an hour.  The trails are well marked and lined with rocks.  It was a bit windy here even though there was no wind in town. 

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Welcome to Kingman: White Cliffs Hike

 Manteca, being a western country type of town has many hikes in town as well as just outside of town.  This is a place to document those hikes.  

White Cliffs.  I visited White Cliffs when I was bringing stuff to Kingman.  It was a bit hard to find, until I relied on Google.  I was looking at the White Cliffs rode which goes under the freeway.  I was approaching from the north side of the freeway, and couldn't find the rode.  However it is ok I didn't as the road is pretty rough going that way.  Google took me through old Kingman, up above the Lee Williams High School.  

The hike goes around a pretty interesting mountain with cliffs and large boulders and interesting rock formations.  There is an upper and a lower trail.  The upper trail follows the old wagon trail, which was coming down.  The were transporting ore from a mine in the Cerbat Mountains to the rail station.  There are ruts in the rock, and holes carved out to somehow help slow the wagons as they come down.  

Reportedly the trail is recently marked, but didn't keep me from getting confused.  I thought I could cross from the upper trail to the lower and come back.  Instead I came down a draw with some pretty rough going through buses and over rocks.  

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