Sunday, September 15, 2019

Longmeadow Rescue Ranch, Union



Location: 480 St. Joseph's Rd., Union, MO 63084

Website: http://longmeadowrescueranch.org/

Longmeadow Ranch is a division of the Humane Society that handles farm animals. If you ever see a horse, pig, duck, or other farm animal that is being neglected or mistreated you can call them and they will see about rescuing the animal. They adopt out their animals as well. Several times a year they have an event called "Wagon Days" where you can get a free wagon ride around the 165 acre property. They have animals in various different barns and we enjoyed learning about their histories and how they came to live there. They had BBQ for sale and a nice pavilion. I'm glad we got to see the place but it's not somewhere we'd go on a regular basis. It's a wonderful organization though and it's almost completely run by volunteers, which is amazing in and of itself.



The first thing you do when you get here is go to the gift shop and sign in. They will give you a visitor's badge and show you where to go. 





Katie the llama



Animals in the playhouse









Cool horse sculpture at the entrance









This horse was new and was in quarantine.









The playhouse has sheep, goats, ducks, and roosters. 


Gift shop


Thursday, September 12, 2019

Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville




Location: 5501 Quail Ridge Parkway (Near the intersection of I-70 and Highway 40/61)
Wentzville, MO  63385

Amenities: Indoor lodge, group, and individual picnic shelters, playgrounds, walking/bicycle trails (3 miles of paved and 4 miles of natural surface trails), 3-acre lake, 18-hole disc golf course, small fishing pond, off-leash dog area (*Small children are not allowed in the fenced dog area). With an 18-hole disc golf course and the home of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame, Quail Ridge Park is a favored destination to visit.

Website: http://www.sccmo.org/716/Quail-Ridge-Park

Playground ground cover: Rubber mats

Quail Ridge is a huge beautiful park with so much to do.  There are three big playground areas with swings and small climbing structures throughout the park.  The walking trails are stroller friendly with plenty of shade.  There are a lot of hills.  All three of the play structures are recommended for children 5-12.  The play structures are in full sun.





The restrooms at the group picnic area were very nice and clean.









Fields everywhere






















Water spout that the kids were operating to keep cool