Let's enjoy a full moon easy hike at Boone County Arboretum at Central Park. A unique partnership was created between the Boone County government and the Boone County Cooperative Extension District to form the nation's first arboretum within an active recreation setting in May of 1999. Mr. Richard Ammon of Ammon Landscape drew the planting design, and seven local nurseries came together with hundreds of volunteers to bring the vision into reality. They currently have over 1100 trees and over 1700 shrubs, all mapped with global positioning technology.

We will hike approximately 3.5 miles on a lightly rolling paved trail around the park. The park is normally closed at dusk but I contacted the county parks director and he was more than happy to make an exception for our group. What southern hospitality! :)

Hopefully, Mr. Moon will show up to light our way but bring your flashlights/headlamps as a back up. You are welcome to bring your leashed dogs and be prepared to clean up their mess. No smoking permitted during the hike.

When you enter the park -- take the first immediate right and look for me by the trailhead kiosk on the left between the first and second ballfields. I plan on starting the hike at 8:15pm.

Hope everyone can come out and stretch your legs in the moonlight! :)