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Where Beautiful and Gorgeous meet. Two Rivers Campground, Ozark National...
It was the weekend of my 36th birthday, and I knew that I had to do something a little bigger than my normal pack up the car and go to the woods for the weekend camping trip. Head out a little farther...
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Put this one on your list! Rocky Falls, Ozark National Scenic Riverways...
On the weekend trip that we recently took down to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, we did our best to get out and see some of the scenery in the area. One of the places that we stopped by was Rocky...
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Tucked away in the Rugged Hills. Klepzig Mill, Ozark National Scenic...
It was the weekend of my birthday, and we had made plans to head to Eminence, MO to see all that we had the time to see in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The ONSR is a National Park in southern...
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A Place of Healing. Welch Spring, Ozark National Scenic Riverways 4/27/2014
Down in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways there are a bunch of Springs. Water from the earth, flowing into the sunlight and filling the rivers as they run along their path. With each spring, rushing...
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Pretty. Terrifying. The Scour Trail, Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park 6/22/2014
In the early morning of December 14th, 2005, the upper reservoir for the Taum Sauk hydroelectric power station breached its northern wall and sent a 20 foot tall wave of almost 1.5 billion gallons of...
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Silent Determination. Blue Spring, along the Current River. Ozark National...
This past 4th of July weekend, we were lucky enough to spend it in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, at the campground at Round Spring. We had a few hours to spare that Friday afternoon, with our...
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A River from the Ground. Big Spring, Ozark National Scenic Riverways 7/5/2014
This past July 4th weekend, we were camping at Round Spring, in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It was a great trip, and as there is a lot to see right around that beautiful area, it was on my...
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Deep Woods: Why I hike.
So I want to get a little deep here, and share some thoughts that have been brewing in my mind and my gut for some time now, probably the majority of my life, and I feel the inspiration to attempt to...
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By Boat or by Boot. Pulltite Spring, Ozark National Scenic Riverways 7/6/2014
Along the Current River, across from the Pulltite Campground in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, is a natural wonder that is hidden up a lively spring branch that feeds narrowly between two...
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“The first rule of Lower Rock Creek Club is…” Lower Rock Creek 8/9/2014
There is a place that I have reviewed before, but hadn’t been back to since around the time that I started this blog, a year and a half ago. It is one of the most gorgeous and wild and beautiful places...
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Nature is a Sculptor. Hickory Canyons Natural Area 8/30/2014
It was supposed to be a rainy Saturday, with a chance of thunderstorms rolling through for most of the day. That wasn’t going to stop us from getting out to the woods however, and with a bit of...
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The Crown Jewels of the ONSR. Alley Spring and Alley Mill, Ozark National...
If you have only been to ONE place in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, it is very likely Alley Spring and Mill. The chilly blue-green water coming to the surface of the earth, guarded by the stoic...
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Instant Favorite! LaBarque Creek Conservation Area 10/11/14
It had been a rainy week here in Missouri, but with a Saturday without any previous obligations, I knew that I had to pack up the dog and head out for some trail time. I didn’t want to have to go too...
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At the Top of Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain State Park 10/19/2014
The days were getting cooler and the leaves were on their way to changing color as our side of the equator started getting ready for its winter nap. The sun hung lower in the sky, dipping below the...
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Stream Team Adventures: The Abandoned ICE chest of Zahorsky Woods! 11/1/2014
It is a cold Saturday morning at the start of November, and I am following Bernie Arnold and Brian Waldrop down Highway 19, out of Cuba, MO and into the woods along the Upper Meramec River. I am in a...
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The Beauty across the Glades. Valley View Glades Natural Area 11/8/2014
It was a Saturday morning, and my son and I needed a place to get out to so that we could get some exercise, walking through the woods with the dog. The place I wanted to go is a trail that I hadn’t...
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Because it is more than just “Camping”. A little back-story, part two
Continued from Part One: So with my muse as the beautiful state of Missouri, and the adventure being spending a weekend outdoors on a camping trip, I embarked on this path. Taking pictures and writing...
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Through the Hills to the Lake! Marble Creek Section of the Ozark Trail 3/14/2015
It was just about 9 am on a late winter Saturday morning as I was pulling into the parking lot at Crane Lake Recreation Area. The day before had been a nonstop drizzle, and it was still sprinkling a...
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Stream Team Adventures! The Riverfront of Historic Kimmswick. 4/4/2015
Kimmswick, Missouri is a beautiful little river town in Jefferson County just a short distance down the Mississippi River from St. Louis. It was founded in 1859 by a German immigrant named Theodore...
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A Perfect Saturday. Jacks Fork River, Bay Creek to Alley Spring Campground...
So it was the weekend of the 17th Annual Jacks Fork Cleanup, put on by the legendary Ted and Pat Haviland, down along the Jacks Fork River near Eminence, MO. This is a cleanup that is held every year...
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