Pere Marquette State Park, IL
>> Illinois sites Pere Marquestte State Park is Illinois 2nd largest park. It is about 45 minutes from our home and we like to visit often. It has this great…
Starved Rock State Park, IL
>> Illinois Sites We have visited Starved Rock many times over the years. We have done one day stops, stayed at the lodge and hiked the trails. It is a…
St. Francis State Park, MO
>> Missouri sites St. Francis State Park is just 45 minutes from our home and makes for a great camping getaway. It's close enough to take the camper down and…
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…
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…
Pickle Springs Natural Area, MO (Apr, 2005)
>> Missouri sites Pickle Springs is located about 45 minutes from our home and is a great hiking area. It has some waterfalls, box canyons, streams and sandstone blocks worn…
Dr. Crouch Nature Sanctuary, Farmington, MO (2005)
>> Missouri sites This is a wonderful Nature Sanctuary located about 45 minutes from where we live. Great place to see birds.
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, MO
National Sites >> National Wildlife Refuges Mingo is a great place to visit for birding and fishing. We try to run down when the birds are migrating to view as…
Cliff Cave Trail, MO – Christmas (2004)
>> Missouri sites The day after Christmas here was cold but very pretty. So, off to do a local trail that follows the Mississippi rive and the bluff. The views…