Haven't been to
Emmenegger Park in over eleven or twelve years. It lies off of Highway 44. Take the Watson East exit and then go 200 yards to make a right onto Craigswold Road. It's just past Powder Valley, another destination I haven't been to in years. Paul first took me to this park before we were married. I remember one of my last trips--by myself--no with a very young and spunky Sam, off leash. There was a young man and woman with a dog. I met up with them on the trail, wearing my engagement ring. The guy was nothing great--but he was obviously toying with the woman's affections. Apparently he was moving out of state and leaving her. At times he would try to flirt with me. I was so relieved not to be in a relationship with this kind of dynamic. On another visit, in the Fall, I believe, I hiked to the far reaches of the park, wondering where the trails would lead. It was a warm getting cool Fall evening, gray but I felt heightened anticipation. All the cliches are true. Time passes so quickly. My memory of that fall hike is vivid, like it was last week, even though I haven't recalled the memory in over ten years.
Green at last! This has been one of the longest, coldest, most difficult winters of my life.
The park itself is in Kirkwood, but I think it overlooks Fenton to the West.
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| The Meramec River |
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| A field with two deer. They were very close but bounded away when I snapped the shot. |
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| Overlooking Highway 44 |
I think the trail is really only about a mile long, but there are some little off shoot trails, too. If you follow one of them, it takes you to the edge of the park overlooking highway 44, but then you can hike up this hill for more terrain.
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