Cedar Waxwings

 One of our early "Birding" moments in 2005, when these Cedar Waxwings made a pit stop in our young oak tree, which is quite a bit larger these days.

Floating the Meramec River - south of St. Louis

More Missouri Hikes

 Johnson Shut Ins

 Johnson Shut Ins

 Hawn State Park -- this tree was seen on the brochures for many years. It's gone today.

 Current River at Owl's Bend

 Current River at Owl's Bend

 Mina Sauk Falls

 Mina Sauk Falls

 Mina Sauk Falls

 Mina Sauk Falls

 Mina Sauk Falls

 My wife and Advanced Squad Leader Opponent, Scott Waites head down Mina Sauk Falls.

 Mina Sauk Falls

 View from Proffitt Mountain

 The Devil's Tollgate

 Taum Sauk section of the Ozark trail in the heat of summer can be grueling...

 On Proffitt Mountain

 View of the Taum Sauk Reservoir before it's 2005 collapse.

 Hawn State Park

 Trace Creek Section of the Ozark Trail

 Trace Creek Section of the Ozark Trail

 Trace Creek Section of the Ozark Trail (remember hearing a lot of machine gun fire all morning long. Hillbillies were busy...)

 Trace Creek Section of the Ozark Trail

 Trace Creek Section of the Ozark Trail

 Pike Run Trail at St. Francois State Park

 Pike Run Trail at St. Francois State Park

Kicking it off with Pictures from Bell Mountain, Missouri

 My favorite Missouri Hike.

 Always good to hike with someone. I have hiked Bell Mountain alone in the past, but it's not always the smartest thing to do.

 September 1998.

 Possible black bear track.

 February 1995 hike. Only saw 2 people on the trail.

The view from Bell Mountain is as close to a Blue Ridge View as I have found in Missouri.