Trail Map: Piney Creek Wilderness
Piney Creek Wilderness is one of our favorites. Located in Barry County Missouri, the Pineview (Tower) Trailhead is 5.5 miles west of Cape Fair on Highway 76 off Farm road 2150, and around 4.5 miles on...
View ArticleMissouri State Parks – First Day Hikes
Celebrate the beginning of 2013 by taking a guided hike in a Missouri state park. Start a new tradition with your friends and family as you get some healthy exercise and enjoy the great outdoors. First...
View ArticleThe Current (Video)
I came across this very nicely produced short video about the Current River by Thomas Malkowicz. Their campfire observations on the Current echo many of the sentiments I’ve heard and read expressed by...
View ArticleWinter Hike on the Silver Trail at Busiek
Commitments for the kids, work projects, and voluntary work have all conspired to keep us from hiking, camping and backpacking for the past couple of months. This afternoon we made the effort to leave...
View ArticleBusiek Silver Trail – Complete Hike
Sunday we hiked part of the Busiek Silver Trail. Wednesday we decided to go back and do the complete trail. We were surprised to find that the complete trail only has a couple of hundred feet more...
View ArticleLink: To Heaven and Back on the Upper Jacks Fork
We love the Jack's Fork River. Probably because our first camping experience was at Blue Spring Campground, by Jack's Fork, near Mountain View, Missouri.Related Posts:Trip report: Camping at Blue...
View ArticleTrip Report: Finding the Bluffs at Hercules Glades – April 2013
We love campsites with spectacular views, who doesn't? We hoped we'd managed to find a fantastic camping spot on top of a set of 260 ft. high bluffs overlooking Beaver Creek, in Hercules Glades...
View ArticleMark Twain National Forest Closes Big Bay Campground
Mark Twain National Forest has announced it is permanently closing the Big Bay Campground on Table Rock Lake, near Shell Knob, Missouri. The near-by Big Bay boat launch and picnic area remains open....
View Article100 Missouri Miles
June 1 will see the launch of “100 Missouri Miles”, a new initiative encouraging Missourians to complete 100 miles of physical activity by the end of the year by walking, running, biking, rolling,...
View ArticleAfternoon on Lake Springfield and the James River
Today I managed to break away from my desk and actually get out into the air. I picked an excellent day to get out. The temperature was fine, and we had a fantastic blue sky to contrast with all the...
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