The swope trails are my favorite place to run in all of Kansas City. I can get to the trail head 15 minutes door-to-door. Even though the trails are relatively close to the city, it feels like you are deep inside the woods — a welcome rest when I need to get away from it all.
This summer they opened up Phase Four of the trail, adding in a new 1.75 miles of trail which serves as a great section to get some speed work done, in contrast to the technical beginning few miles. Being that fall is my favorite season, I’ve been taking some shots during my trail runs the last few weeks and wanted to share some with you. The shots on the trail were taken with my iPhone 4 and the shots on the road were taken with my Nikon D200.
Check out some more pictures after the jump.
Ella loves to join me out on the trails. Once she sees me grab my running backpack she immediately starts spinning, hoping I will take her with me. With a face like that, how can I say no?
If I run my normal six mile loop, the few shots below are in my favorite section, which sits right at mile five. There is a quarter mile stretch of flat and straight trail which is breathtaking in the fall.
After today’s run with Ella, I brought along the Nikon D200 and took a few others. The shot below is the road which is right near the trail head.
Great shots that you shared to us.. Thanks for posting them with us.. Keep it up!
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