• Hikes,  Missouri,  Trips

    Castor River Shut-in 8-18-14

    We ran down to the Castor River Shut-Ins to look around on Sunday, taking the back way in on the rock roads and dodging the rain the best we could: And for another rare sight, I don’t recall the last time I saw a Tin Top running down the road:

  • Hikes,  Missouri,  Trips

    Valley View Glades 8-11-14

    With all the rain recently we were hoping to finally catch some flowing water at Valley View Glades this weekend. But no dice. Apparently you have to be down there while it’s raining to actually see the waterfalls in action. We rode down in the lap of luxury:

  • Trips

    Royal Gorge 7-6-14

    We ran out and did a quick hike at the Royal Gorge on the 4th. It’s a new trail down in Arcadia Valley near Ironton MO. Headed out in the foggy morning: … in the fuel miser baby hauler: Strapped a kid to my chest: And headed out: In some spots you could squint your eyes and pretend you were out west: The boy particularly liked the water: For lunch, we stopped at Baylee Jo’s for some good BBQ: After…

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    Graham Cave State Park 6-30-14

    We went to a wedding in KCY Friday night, so on the way back home we stopped at Graham Cave state park to stretch our legs some (About 20 miles east of Columbia MO). The Cave: