Take a Walk and Meet New Friends

The unusual heat wave delayed our continued exploration of our local parks with the Doodle. With a slight break in the weather, Big Guy and I headed off to Lafayette Park. According to the City of St. Louis website, historians consider this park to be the oldest urban park west of the Mississippi.

While this was not our first visit to the park, we never really explored it past the bandstand and lake on those nights we ventured out to listen to the concert in the park series. We started by walking toward the foot bridge and discovered a small pond with stunning flowers. We even “met” a pair of swans. One was indifferent to the Doodle while posing for a picture, but the other one fired off a hiss of a warning when Doodle sniffed its food source. We quickly headed away from the pond so the swans could enjoy their tranquil setting.
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We spent another 45 minutes walking the inner path of the park. With its towering trees, the park was shaded giving us the perfect day to explore the monuments and park signs. Time to plan our next walk in another great park!