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Lower Meramec Trails 4/4/2013
Another day with warmer weather, and I felt like going somewhere that wasn’t too challenging. I headed Down 55 to the river, to Lower Meramec Park. This is an area in the flood plain of the Meramec...
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Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson, MO 4/12/2013
So if you know me, you know that I have a lot of history with this state park. I have been coming to Sam A. Baker for half my life. I have stayed in both campgrounds. I have slept in the hiking...
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Looking back down the Trail, Part One: The Summer of Life
I’m the blonde mop head on the left, with my eyes squinted shut in the sunlight, and some rope and a canteen wrapped around my waist. Next to me are my little sisters, Katye and Jenna, and my older...
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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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Hey, look at Camping Missouri’s 2014 Report!
This is a report that was generated by WordPress, and I wanted to share it with all of you. This past year of camping and hiking and spending time outdoors in Missouri has created a lot of growth for...
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2014 was YOUR fault! (Take some credit, you’ve earned it!)
2014 started out kind of slow and harmless, but before I knew it things were flying along. I had a lot of adventures, and that is due to a lot of help and information and events and encouragement...
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Stream Team Adventures: Henry Shaw’s Forgotten Floodplain 1/24/2015
My friend Jay (drumroll, please…of Restoration Streamkeepers, Stream Team #5065!) is a seemingly innocent guy, among others (Bernie and Brian of The Mighty 211…I’m referring directly to the two of...
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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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A Healthy Diet. Invasive Species and You.
An area of volunteerism that I have dipped my toe in this past year was at a couple of habitat restoration events, put on by the Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region as part of their Operation...
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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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The Castor River Shut-Ins! Amidon Memorial Conservation Area 7/4/2015
I have said it before and I will say it again: You can head just about any direction out of Fredericktown, MO and come across a beautiful waterway. From Lower Rock Creek to Marble Creek to the Castor...
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Hey, look at Camping Missouri’s 2014 Report!
This is a report that was generated by WordPress, and I wanted to share it with all of you. This past year of camping and hiking and spending time outdoors in Missouri has created a lot of growth for...
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Adventure lives on the Upper Courtois Creek! 8/14/2016
It was a cool and drizzly Sunday morning as we headed to Leasburg, MO to attend an Operation Clean Stream cleanup event, put on by the Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region. Every August, late in...
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Our Current River Adventure Begins! Cedar Grove to Akers Ferry 9/3/2016
It was our first 3 day weekend in quite a while, and we wanted to do something adventurous and memorable. The idea had been discussed to go on a backpacking trip or just car camping somewhere, but we...
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