We love the Jack’s Fork River. Probably because our first camping experience was at Blue Spring Campground, by Jack’s Fork, near Mountain View, Missouri.
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Spring Break 2011 we hiked the Berryman Trail. Spring Break 2012 we hiked Bell Mountain, got spooked at Rock Pile Mountain, stayed at Marble Creek campground, spent a couple of nights at Johnson’s shut-ins State Park at a campsite with a built in balcony, visited Taum Sauk and hiked the Mina Sauk trail and I […]
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I was adding some pictures to the Ozarks Walkabout Pinterest page today when I re-discovered this picture of a transparent kayak
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Sunday we hiked part of the Busiek Silver Trail. Wednesday we decided to go back and do the complete trail.
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Despite some recent warm temperatures the trail this weekend still had ice on it in places, and the melt water was icy. So I was left wondering why my feet weren’t feeling cold, despite being barefoot, wet and muddy.
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A very nicely produced short video about the Current River by Thomas Malkowicz. Their campfire observations on the Current echo many of the sentiments I’ve heard and read expressed by people talking about wildernesses and nature everywhere.
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I found this picture of City Rock Bluff by Jeff Rose on the Arkansas State Tourism Facebook page. A Wonderful picture to match the wonderful weather we’ve been having.
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Something for the weekend – seen on cheezburger.com
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“What to do when lost in the woods” is the title of a 1946 Forest Service flyer. When I read the title on Twitter and I was immediately intrigued. I wondered what long-lost gems I might learn, and I wondered if there’d be any out-of-date ideas I could chuckle at. So I followed the links and eventually found the original text
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Welcome to our gallery of photographs taken at Bell Mountain Wilderness, Iron County, Missouri. Click on a picture to see a larger version.
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We had always wanted to get out and hike among the fantastic scenery we knew our local area of the Ozarks has to offer. but we had two problems. Finding out how to get started and where to go. It all seemed to be a well kept secret. Unless you know someone who’s been there and done that, it was very difficult to find out what to do and where to go.
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We found this survey marker by the Tar Kiln Trail in Piney Creek Wilderness. It’s quite hard to see, but I was able to make out that the tack in the center marks the place where this post is on a grid.
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If you’re wanting to go camping and your significant other or children aren’t as enthusiastic as you are, perhaps there are some unspoken objections they have. Take a look at the list below and see how many of these you can address. I’ll bet you’ll find yourself surrounded with family if you can overcome these common obstacles.
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Taking some pictures of our kayaks this morning I mused over the rocky terrain of the Ozarks’ lake shores, and how well suited the Ascend FS10 and D10 kayaks are to the conditions here.
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There are several types of kayaks and many new styles have come out in the last few years. Kayaking is quickly becoming a popular sport, and for good reason. Nearly everyone lives near a body of water. Kayaking requires (aside from purchase of the kayak, paddle, and life jacket) little outlay of cash. You can enjoy time on the water without having to deal with the expense and struggle of owning a motorized boat. And best of all it can be as easy and peaceful…or as challenging and demanding as you want to make it.
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Thanks to the researchers at Mississippi State University under contract with the Missouri Department of Conservation, we now have a much more accurate idea of what bears do in the woods. In Missouri at least
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Camping, it’s wonderful! The wide star filled skies, campfires and relaxation. At its simplest, camping is sleeping on blankets under the stars. At the other extreme it’s a fully decked out RV.
We’ve made finding where to go camping easy by bringing together all the various agency’s websites into one place, along with helpful articles to get you started and help you make your camping trip a success.
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Besides hundreds of miles of rivers to float, the Ozarks are blessed with dozens of man made reservoirs with clean water, healthy fish and easy access. All of them are fantastic for kayaking
Read our tips for getting the best kayaking and canoeing experiences.
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This weekend we tried out our backpacking gear. Friday evening we took several kids to Kansas City for a church event. We needed to be on hand to collect them again Sunday afternoon, so we left Lanie in the capable hands of Ginger’s cousin, put Getzger in charge at home and once we’d dropped the […]
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Today we were up early (despite my late night fishing trip with Tom yesterday) and drove the 250 miles to St Louis, where we left the girls with their father to spend some time with him in Chicago. We then headed off to check out some nearby campsites. We’re really getting the camping bug. Camping […]
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