Shaw Nature Reserve, MO (2005)
>> Missouri sites Shaw Nature Reserve is part of the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. It is located south of St. Louis about 45 minutes from our house. We enjoy the…
Wildlife Prairie Park, Hanna City IL (Oct, 2005)
I drove up to Pekin, IL to visit and go take some pictures with my old friend Jerry. We've known each other since the early 70s and I had gone…
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, IL (Oct, 2005)
While visiting my old friend Jerry Milam in Pekin, we took our camera gear and headed down to Spring Lake to take some pictures together. I used to camp and…
Pikes Peak, Colorado (Sep, 2005)
>> Colorado sites We visited Pikes Peak during our fall 2005 roadtrip. We had gone to the Rocky Mountain National Park for a week of hiking and photography. The drive…
Garden of the Gods, CO (2005)
>> Colorado sites When returning from a trip to Rocky Mountains National Park, we detoured south down to Colorado Springs to visit the Garden of the Gods Park there. We…
Mount Rushmore National Monument
National Sites >> National Monuments || South Dakota Sites We have visited Mount Rushmore many times over the years. We try to make it a stop anytime we are traveling…
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, MO (Aug, 2005)
National Sites >> National Wildlife Refuges || Missouri Sites On our trip to Yellowstone National Park, we stopped for a brief visit to this Wildlife Refuge. It is now called…
Prairie Homestead, A Badlands Attraction, SD (Aug, 2005)
On our fall 2005 trip to Badlands/Yellowstone/Tetons/Jackson Hole doing the big circle, we stopped by this homestead. It was quite enjoyable and I liked the extra roadside type items in…
Sam Baker State Park, MO (Jul, 2005)
>> Missouri sites Sam Baker State Park has several nice hiking trails and the St. Francis River and Big Creek run through it. It also has cabins that you can…
Manitowoc, WI (July, 2005)
We met up with family in Wisconsin for a weekend of watching racing and while there we spent some time up in Door Country sightseeing. We spent an afternoon in…