• Hikes,  Illinois,  Trips

    Salt Lick Point and Water Reserve Hike – 8/19/17

    August 30, 2017 /

    We started out early on a Saturday morning with hopes of beating the heat and pointed the nose of The Mighty Merc down Bluff Road: As we pulled into the parking lot, the hopes of beating the heat were quickly dashed as it was warm and humid already: But we loaded the kids on our backs and pressed on heading up the Salt Lick Trail which winds its way up to the top of the bluff: It wasn’t long before…

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  • Garage Projects,  Trips

    The Mighty Merc – 2nd ORT Flat Nasty 5-20-17

    May 25, 2017 /

    Hey we managed to go wheeling again! I had a brief reprieve from work and other life activities so the boy and I ran down to Flat Nasty again to get a little more seat time in the Merc. We stayed on the easier trails as my friend had his daughter out for the first time and we were trying to make sure it was a fun experience (it was!). With all the rain down there lately, there were a…

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  • Hikes,  Missouri,  Trips

    Johnson’s Shut-ins 10/27/15

    December 19, 2016 /

    We loaded up and headed down to Johnson Shut-ins to do some easy hiking with the boy and the recently discharged wife. This was our first trip in the ‘new-to-us’ adventure mobile (’08 Mazda5). We were fully expecting the thing to be a penalty box, but it is actually a hoot to drive and it pulls down great MPG’s driving dumb:

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