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A blog about hiking around the Midwest and beyond

Pedernales Falls State Park – Texas

Pedernales Falls State Park – Texas

This was what I was looking for in Texas. A visit to a beautiful state park on an equally beautiful […]

March 17, 2020 3
Austin – Texas

Austin – Texas

Austin, Texas!! We spent about a day and a half exploring all Austin had to offer. On our first night, […]

March 16, 2020 1
Hamilton Pool Preserve – Texas

Hamilton Pool Preserve – Texas

While researching places to hike in Texas, I stumbled across Hamilton Pool Preserve. I actually couldn’t believe this place was […]

March 2, 2020 3
John Deere Historic Site – Illinois

John Deere Historic Site – Illinois

While we were in northern Illinois visiting Castle Rock State Park and White Pines Forest State Park, I saw a […]

February 9, 2020 5
Robertsville State Park – Missouri

Robertsville State Park – Missouri

My goal for 2020 is to adventure more. Whether it is hiking, camping or just exploring, I want to do […]

January 10, 2020 2
Giant City State Park – Illinois

Giant City State Park – Illinois

Giant City State Park is a special place nestled deep in the Shawnee National Forest. I have been here a […]

December 29, 2019 8
Ramsey Lake State Park – Illinois

Ramsey Lake State Park – Illinois

Earlier this year, I wanted to do a park clean up to support the Illinois Park Project. I was looking […]

December 26, 2019 1
Torrey Pines State Reserve – California

Torrey Pines State Reserve – California

I can’t believe it has taken me so long to blog about this place, but I am dreaming of warmer […]

December 22, 2019 3
Don Robinson State Park – Missouri

Don Robinson State Park – Missouri

Don Robinson was a St. Louis business man who made his fortune by selling the cleaning product “Off”. Upon his […]

December 15, 2019 3
Silver Dollar City – Missouri

Silver Dollar City – Missouri

As long as we can squeeze a bit of nature into our vacations, I don’t mind doing a few touristy […]

November 25, 2019 3
Talking Rocks Cavern – Missouri

Talking Rocks Cavern – Missouri

On our last day in Branson, we were dodging some rain showers so I was trying to think of something […]

November 24, 2019 0
Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area – Missouri

Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area – Missouri

We spent a few days in Branson, Missouri which is about 4.5 hours from St. Louis. Branson is a very […]

October 27, 2019 1
White Pines Forest State Park – Illinois

White Pines Forest State Park – Illinois

As we were driving to Castle Rock State Park, I saw a sign for White Pines Forest State Park. I […]

October 20, 2019 4
Casey – Illinois

Casey – Illinois

I am always up for checking out new things. Casey, Illinois is a small town along Interstate 70 between Effingham, […]

October 6, 2019 4
Castle Rock State Park – Illinois

Castle Rock State Park – Illinois

We headed up to northern Illinois to meet up with the Illinois Park Project to do a trash pick up […]

September 28, 2019 4
Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve – Illinois

Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve – Illinois

A few weeks ago, we headed up to northern Illinois to meet up with the Illinois Park Project for a […]

September 2, 2019 2
Cedar Bluff Trail – Missouri

Cedar Bluff Trail – Missouri

Castlewood State Park is one of a Missouri’s post popular state parks for good reason. It has rocky trails, overlooks […]

August 11, 2019 3
Turkey Run State Park – Indiana

Turkey Run State Park – Indiana

So here is the thing…if you have not been to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana, drop everything you are […]

August 9, 2019 8
Glassburg Family Conservation Area – Missouri

Glassburg Family Conservation Area – Missouri

One of the more local trails that has been on my ‘To Hike’ list is the trail at Myron & […]

August 4, 2019 3
Sweetwater Creek State Park – Georgia

Sweetwater Creek State Park – Georgia

On our way back home from Florida, we decided to stop half way and stay the night outside of Atlanta, […]

July 24, 2019 3
Kennedy Space Center – Florida

Kennedy Space Center – Florida

I will be quite honest with you…I never really found ‘space’ that interesting. I was never fascinated by it like […]

June 23, 2019 3
Blue Spring State Park – Florida

Blue Spring State Park – Florida

We recently returned from a week long vacation to Florida! Our main purpose of this trip was to visit the […]

June 19, 2019 1
Castlewood State Park – Missouri

Castlewood State Park – Missouri

We had two reasons to celebrate last weekend! First, it was Ellie’s 8th birthday and second, it was National Dog […]

May 18, 2019 0
Beaver Dam State Park – Illinois

Beaver Dam State Park – Illinois

The second clean up event for the Illinois Park Project was at Beaver Dam State Park near Carlinville, Illinois. This […]

May 13, 2019 3
Fox Ridge State Park – Illinois

Fox Ridge State Park – Illinois

A few years ago, I had visited Fox Ridge State Park near Charleston, Illinois. I left feeling a bit disappointed […]

May 7, 2019 7

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