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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! A Special Day on the Joachim Creek. 4/25/2015
The Joachim Creek is a little waterway that runs from St. Francois County, through Jefferson County, and out to the Mississippi River. It starts in Valles Mines, MO, gains water from the hills it runs...
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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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Leaves of Three: “Poison Ivy is the DEVIL!” Part One
In recent years on this blog, I have written about how to identify Poison Ivy and some of the myths surrounding it. Now I am no expert by any means regarding the flora and fauna out there; no Missouri...
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Stream Team Adventures! The Devastation of Buck Creek! 9/19/2015
On the night of July 1st, 2015, the area along Buck Creek in Festus, Missouri received 5 inches of rain in a matter of hours. Around 60 residents along the creek valley were forced to evacuate, and two...
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Heroes of Urban Creeks, The 13th Annual River des Peres Trash Bash 10/24/2015
It is the morning of Saturday, October 24th, and we are up early out at Fultz Field along the River des Peres at the border of St. Louis City and St. Louis County, just south of Gravois Road. It is a...
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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...
View ArticleIt has been too long.
It has been too long since I’ve made writing a part of my routine. It has been too long since I’ve posted something on this little outdoor blog of mine. It has been too long since I expressed...
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