Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is located south of Springfield, Illinois about an hour from St. Louis, Missouri. This historic, red […]
Dillard Mill State Historic Site – Missouri
Dillard Mill is located south of Steelville, Missouri about 2.25 hours southwest of St. Louis in the heart of the […]
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve – Illinois
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve is located just northwest of Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois along Bluff Road about 45 minutes […]
Bluffview Trail – Missouri
My friend and I wanted to get out and take a hike, but didn’t want to drive too far. I […]
Fox Ridge State Park – Illinois
Fox Ridge State Park is just south of Charleston, Illinois about two hours from St. Louis, Missouri. The State of […]
Hidden Springs State Forest – Illinois
After visiting the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in Lerna, Illinois, we headed across the backroads of Illinois to […]
Jackson Truss Covered Bridge – Illinois
The Jackson Truss Covered Bridge is located just west of the small town of Greenup, Illinois which is about 2 […]
Hickory Canyon Natural Area – Missouri
Hickory Canyon is an hour and a half away from St. Louis which when combined with the trail at Pickle […]
Maramec Spring Park – Missouri
Maramec Spring Park is located just outside of St. James, Missouri which is about 2 hours southwest of St. Louis. […]
Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve – Illinois
Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preseve is located on the outskirts of Columbia, Illinois just across the Mississippi River from South […]
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center – Missouri
Powder Valley Nature Center is located in South County (St. Louis) near the busy interchange of interstates 270 and 44. […]
Onondaga Cave State Park – Missouri
There is nothing better than celebrating a birthday by being on a trail so in honor of my friend’s birthday, […]
The Nature Institute – Illinois
The Nature Institute manages 5 nature areas around Godfrey, Illinois. We decided to check out two of these areas on […]
Harpeth River State Park – Tennessee
Harpeth River State Park is located about 30 minutes west of Nashville, Tennessee. While visiting my brother who lives in […]
Salt Lick Point Land & Water Reserve – Illinois
The Salt Lick Point Land & Water Reserve encompasses nearly 600 acres of land just west of the small town […]
Thompson Mill Covered Bridge – Illinois
Just outside of Cowden, Illinois, hidden on the back roads of America, is the historic Thompson Mill Covered Bridge. The […]
Pere Marquette State Park – Illinois
Pere Marquette State Park is located along the Great River Road, just past the charming town of Grafton, Illinois. The […]
Watershed Nature Center – Illinois
Located in the heart of the historic district in Edwardsville, Illinois, is the Watershed Nature Center. This “unique green space” […]
Indiana Dunes State Park – Indiana
Indiana Dunes State Park is located in Chesterton, Indiana on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The park is about […]
Magnolia Hollow Conservation Area – Missouri
Magnolia Hollow Conservation Area is about an hour south of St. Louis and about 10 miles north of St. Genevieve, […]
Hickory Canyons Natural Area – Missouri
Well my plans got cancelled for today and there was no reason to sit at home on a perfectly good […]
Vilander Bluff Natural Area – Missouri
Last weekend, I decided to participate in my first group hike. Gabe from Camping Missouri was hosting the hike and […]
Willoughby Heritage Farm – Illinois
So a local farm near my house was having a dog night and I though it would be fun to […]
Boy Scout Trail – Highland Silver Lake – Illinois
The Boy Scout Trail at Silver Lake in Highland, Illinois is very close to home and I have never been […]
Sam A. Baker State Park – Missouri
Located in the heart of the St. Francois mountains, is Sam A. Baker State Park. Named for a former Missouri […]
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