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Tag Archive for ‘Hiking’
Robertsville State Park – Missouri
My goal for 2020 is to adventure more. Whether it is hiking, camping or just exploring, I want to do […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Glassburg Family Conservation Area – Missouri
One of the more local trails that has been on my ‘To Hike’ list is the trail at Myron & […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Death Valley National Park – California (Part 2)
Day 2 in Death Valley National Park! Woo hoo! We woke up at sunrise and made our way to the […]
Death Valley National Park – California (Part 1)
Our trip to California mainly centered around seeing Nicole’s parents (who were like a second family to me while we […]
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – California
For our first full day in California, we headed to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This park is about two hours […]
Council Bluff Lake – Missouri
Over the summer, my good friend Nicole and I took a trip to Council Bluff Lake near Enough, Missouri. This […]
McCormick’s Creek State Park – Indiana
Our first trip with our new camper was to McCormick’s Creek State Park near Spencer, Indiana. I can’t even begin […]
Ferne Clyffe State Park – Illinois
I love starting out the New Year with a hike! This year, we decided to take a drive to one […]
Rocky Falls & Klepzig Mill – Missouri
While exploring the Ozark National Scenic Riverways area near Eminence, Missouri, our second stop was at Rocky Falls. Rocky Falls […]
Shaw Nature Reserve – Missouri
Opt Outside Day. The Friday after Thanksgiving. A day to go hiking instead of shopping! It felt like I had […]
Planned Spontaneity 