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Dorothy Moore in a 1994 photo:
Dorothy served as Trail Coordinator from 1994 to 1998. Dorothy was a
founding member and past president of Kansas Trails Council and
one of the original visionaries of Perry Lake Trail. Through
countless trips to Perry from 1976-1978, Dorothy and others scouted
the area and built the trail. A memorial park bench for Dorothy
is located on Section 2 of Perry Lake Trail.
This avid outdoorswoman and the mother of five
children also taught orienteering and backpacking classes
at Johnson County Parks and Recreation, and Johnson County
Community College. Dorothy had earned a private pilot’s license and
reported local meteorological information to the weather bureau.
Some of the lessons we learned from Dorothy include backcountry
etiquette (“leave no footprints”) and the importance of community
involvement.
 The Dorothy Moore Memorial Park Bench
was installed at Solitude Point along Section 2. The site offers a
bluff top view of Little Slough Creek valley to the east and
northeast. During normal pool elevation or above, the cove directly
below is part of the lake. Waterfowl, eagles and beaver are often
seen in this area.
The park bench was installed
by volunteers from Kansas City Outdoor Club in November 2004. The
Corps generously provided the bench materials used at the site. The
Trail Coordinator canoed in two bags of concrete prior to work
outing, but two more were needed to complete the job. Those where
brought in from nearest access point about one mile away. KCOC
volunteers enjoyed a sunny day with cooler weather, but had to
chisel through bedrock to set the park bench posts!
 
 
1/31/05: The Dorothy Moore park
bench on a cold, snowy January day. And, the view of Little
Slough Creek valley from the park bench.
1/21/06: The Dorothy Moore park
bench on a cold January day, enroute to setting a mile
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