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๐ŸšœThis weekend is the annual ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ at the ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ in Greenville, Illinois. The musuem's goal is to preserve rural American heritage. โ € The museum features several buildings of displays including miliary musuem and old general store. Hill's Fort is a replica of a early 1800s fort which once stood in the area. The highlight of the musuem for kids is the one mile miniature train ride around the grounds. At Christmas, a beautiful light display is set up on the grounds for a drive through, walk through, or take a train ride through event. โ € The ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ festival runs through Sunday with the normal musuem attractions plus Tractor Pulls, field demonstrations, antique fire truck display, gas engine display, live music, food, vendors, activities, sawmill, and threshing displays. There are antique tractors of all ages and brands on display as far as the eye can see. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒAdmission to the Heritage Days is $7 for adults, kids are free. Train rides are $3 per person over age 3. Thanks do a donation, the first 500 kids ride free. โ € ๐Ÿš‚ The train normally runs the first Saturday of the month 10-2. โ € Follow the American Farm Heritage Musuem's Facebook page for updates on special events. @illinoisouth #amercianfarmheritagemuseum #enjoyillinois #midwestnomadfamily #runwildmychild #1000hoursoutside #history #farmkids #farmhistory #ruralhistory #ruralillinois #greenvilleil #greenvilleillinois
๐Ÿ‘ธ Princesses can be mechanics too. ๐Ÿš— @thema ๐Ÿ‘ธ Princesses can be mechanics too. ๐Ÿš— @themagichouse #themagichouse #stlouismagichouse #explorestlouis #stlouiskids #stlouismom #stlouismoms #stlouisforkids #midwestnomadfamily #kidsmuseum #stlouis #explorestlouis #stlouis_mom
๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ. ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ช๐™ž๐™จ๐ŸŒป โ € The sunflowers are in bloom all around the St. Louis area. If you are looking for those beautiful fields of flowers for photos, here are several locations to check out. โ € โš ๏ธ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ. ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ. โ € ๐ŸŒป๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜”๐˜– This is the classic spot to go in the area. The fields at this conversation area are vast and staggered plantings mean blooms from July through mid-August. Open daily 30 min before sunrise to 30 min past sunset. Free ๐ŸŒป๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜”๐˜– This is another conservation area with flowers currently in bloom along the road to the boat ramp. Open 4 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily. Free. ๐ŸŒป๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜”๐˜– Come take a walk on the Sunflower Stroll every Tuesday - Saturday, 10-3. Admission is $5 per person ages 2 & up. ๐ŸŒป๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข, ๐˜”๐˜– Bloom time at this Sunflower maze is expected to peak in late August. Follow their website for details. Hours will be 10-6 daily. Admission $5 per person cash only. ๐ŸŒป๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜๐˜“ The Sunflower Trail is expected to reopen July 27th. Admission is $10 per person, wagon ride included. ๐ŸŒป๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜๐˜“ This cute farm has sunflowers and kids activities for $5 per person over age 3. Hours are 10 a.m -dusk ๐ŸŒป๐——๐—ฒ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“๐˜š๐˜ต. ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ, ๐˜๐˜ญ Open weekends with both traditional and unique multi- color blooms. Admission $5 per person or $10 adults/$5 kids for the opening day Sunflower festival on July 24. โ € โ € #runwildmychild #midwestnomadfamily @explorestlouis @visitmo #enjoyillinois #1000hoursoutside #midwestmoment #midwestliving #stlmoms #stlouis_mom #stlouismoms #314mom #illinoisouth #kidsoutdoors #stlblogger #stlouisblogger #stl #onlyinillinois #sunflower #midwestblog
So many people think Illinois is just Chicago and So many people think Illinois is just Chicago and corn but it has some amazing natural features too! The southern part of the state is full of rugged bluffs and rocks, amazing views, and many wet weather waterfalls. I love how many of the areas around the southern part of the state remain almost secret and undiscovered. It's an adventure to hike and explore them all. โ € โ € @ibexwool #ibex50states #pineycreekravine #illinoisozarks #illinoisparks #illinoisouth #onlyinillinois #southernillinois #chesteril #chesterillinois #idnr #ilnaturepreserve #illinoisoutdoors #hikeillinois #wowmidwest #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #hikeillinois #midwesthikes #hikemidwest #midwestblog #midwestblogger #midwesttravel #waterfallwednesday
๐Ÿฆ…๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐Ÿฆ…๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐Ÿฆ… ๐Ÿ“Alton, Illinois ๐Ÿงญ 1 Riverfront Dr. (Riverview Park) โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThe metro-east continues to provide the best splash pads in the St. Louis area with the opening of the new Alton Splash Pad. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThis is one of the cutest splash parks I've seen. Designed with input from residents, the play area has features to reflect the history and ecology of the area. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆLocated right along the Mississippi riverfront, the splash pad has eagles perched on spraying trees, squirting fish, a frog slide, and arched sprayers. A larger slide is located inside the spraying boat. It was blocked off on both ends and looks like it may not be fully complete yet. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThe entire water area is fenced in. There are some shade structures as well as tables and chairs. โ € โš ๏ธ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด. โ € ๐ŸšปThere are large restrooms and showers located just outside the fenced area. โ € ๐Ÿฅจ A concession area has snacks and drinks available. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ: ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. โ € ๐Ÿ•œ The splash pad is open daily 10 - 5 Memorial Day - Labor Day. @riversandroutes #altonil @enjoyillinois #midwestmoment #metroeast #stlouis_mom #midwestnomadfamily #stlmom #metroeastmom #madisoncountyil #greatriversscenicbyway #splashpad #stlouisparks #metroeastparks #familyttavelblog #stlouisblogger #stlouisblog #stlblog
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€ is known as the home of Popeye the Sailor Man due to being the cartoon creator's hometown. The City celebrates this fact with a Popeye and Friends Character Trail. You can go on a fun scavenger hunt to find all 19 character statues. โ € Other things to see in Chester include: โ € ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž - Located just outside of town, this 90' span covered bridge was built in 1854. It has been preserved in a roadside park. โ € ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐š - This State Historic site preserves the earthen remains of a fort constructed by the French around 1759 to defend the town of Kaskaskia. The site contains the fort remains, a historic cemetery, and a beautiful Mississippi River overlook and picnic shelter. There is also a quiet and shaded campground and a playground. โ € ๐๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž - Known as the "Mount Vernon of the West", this 1815 era home was built for Illinois's first lieutenant governor. The beautiful French Creole style home and grounds feature several structures. Unfortunately due to staffing issues, the inside of the home and museum are closed. The home can still be viewed from the outside. โ € ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž - Piney Creek is a beautiful nature preserve with creeks, canyons, plus the states largest collection of prehistoric art. ๐’๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค - Segar Park features the Popeye Statue, Visitors Center, and river overlook. โ € ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค - This park features a playground and picnic areas โ € ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ If driving there from the St. Louis area, don't miss stopping at ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐, the only part of Illinois west of the Mississippi River. ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ is also a must see. This reconstructed French Colonial era fort is amazing to explore. โ € #chesteril #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #midwestmoment #illinois #southernillinois #midwestnomadfamily #stldaytrips #roadtrip #smalltownsusa #fortkaskaskia #pierremenardhome #chesterillinois #1000hoursoutside #backroadsusa #scenicbyway #takethescenicroute #familyroadtrip
๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ near ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€ is beautiful year round but especially after a heavy rain. Cascades and waterfalls rush over rock ledges and through a scenic canyon. The nature preserve also contains the largest body of prehistoric rock art in the state. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ under "๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ ๐™š๐™จ". (Link in profileโฌ†๏ธ) #pineycreekravine #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #illinoisozarks #illinois #southernillinois #southernmostillinois #chesteril #chesterillinois #idnr #iloutdoors #illinoisoutdoors #midwestnomadfamily #midwestliving #midwestmoment #hikeit #hikeillinois #midwesthikes #waterfalls #waterfallsofinstagram
Nothing like a creek to keep kids cool and happy o Nothing like a creek to keep kids cool and happy on a steamy Midwest day. ๐Ÿ’ฆ #runwildmychild #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #pineycreekravine #illinois #enjoyillinois #illinoisouth #kidstoparks #kidswhohike #kidswhoexplore #1000hoursoutside #havekidswillhike #familytravelblog #familyhikingblog #familytravelblog #familyadventure #chesteril #chesterillinois
๐ŸŒฟ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—– ๐ŸŒฟ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: About a mile total if you explore both out and back trails. A loop trail adds another 0.5 miles. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ Short but rugged. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Beautiful shut-Ins and waterfalls. โ € If you are seeking a scenic creek to explore without the crowds, check out Lon Sanders Canyon. While the shut-ins are much smaller than more popular parks, the shallow creek and quiet beauty make it a great place. โ € The area was also the site of a failed resort project. You can still see the stone remains of stairs and a railing. Old water dams now create rushing waterfalls. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐™ข๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™จ.๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข (โฌ†๏ธ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™›๐™ž๐™ก๐™š.) #visitmo @visitmo #thatsmymo #mooutdoors #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #missourioutdoors #onlyinmissouri #kidstoparks #runwildmychild #1000hoursoutside #kidswhoexplore #kidsoutside #havekidswillhike #hikeitbaby #hikingwithkids #puremissouri #exploretheozarks #missouriozarks #missouri_photos #missourilife #exploremissouri
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Giant City is one of the most beautiful state parks in Illinois and has many amazing trails to choose from.

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Devil's Standtable & Indian Creek Trails

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๐ŸšœThis weekend is the annual ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ at the ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ in Greenville, Illinois. The musuem's goal is to preserve rural American heritage. โ € The museum features several buildings of displays including miliary musuem and old general store. Hill's Fort is a replica of a early 1800s fort which once stood in the area. The highlight of the musuem for kids is the one mile miniature train ride around the grounds. At Christmas, a beautiful light display is set up on the grounds for a drive through, walk through, or take a train ride through event. โ € The ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ festival runs through Sunday with the normal musuem attractions plus Tractor Pulls, field demonstrations, antique fire truck display, gas engine display, live music, food, vendors, activities, sawmill, and threshing displays. There are antique tractors of all ages and brands on display as far as the eye can see. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒAdmission to the Heritage Days is $7 for adults, kids are free. Train rides are $3 per person over age 3. Thanks do a donation, the first 500 kids ride free. โ € ๐Ÿš‚ The train normally runs the first Saturday of the month 10-2. โ € Follow the American Farm Heritage Musuem's Facebook page for updates on special events. @illinoisouth #amercianfarmheritagemuseum #enjoyillinois #midwestnomadfamily #runwildmychild #1000hoursoutside #history #farmkids #farmhistory #ruralhistory #ruralillinois #greenvilleil #greenvilleillinois
๐Ÿ‘ธ Princesses can be mechanics too. ๐Ÿš— @thema ๐Ÿ‘ธ Princesses can be mechanics too. ๐Ÿš— @themagichouse #themagichouse #stlouismagichouse #explorestlouis #stlouiskids #stlouismom #stlouismoms #stlouisforkids #midwestnomadfamily #kidsmuseum #stlouis #explorestlouis #stlouis_mom
๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ. ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ช๐™ž๐™จ๐ŸŒป โ € The sunflowers are in bloom all around the St. Louis area. If you are looking for those beautiful fields of flowers for photos, here are several locations to check out. โ € โš ๏ธ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ. ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ. โ € ๐ŸŒป๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜”๐˜– This is the classic spot to go in the area. The fields at this conversation area are vast and staggered plantings mean blooms from July through mid-August. Open daily 30 min before sunrise to 30 min past sunset. Free ๐ŸŒป๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜”๐˜– This is another conservation area with flowers currently in bloom along the road to the boat ramp. Open 4 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily. Free. ๐ŸŒป๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜”๐˜– Come take a walk on the Sunflower Stroll every Tuesday - Saturday, 10-3. Admission is $5 per person ages 2 & up. ๐ŸŒป๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข, ๐˜”๐˜– Bloom time at this Sunflower maze is expected to peak in late August. Follow their website for details. Hours will be 10-6 daily. Admission $5 per person cash only. ๐ŸŒป๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜๐˜“ The Sunflower Trail is expected to reopen July 27th. Admission is $10 per person, wagon ride included. ๐ŸŒป๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐Ÿ“๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜๐˜“ This cute farm has sunflowers and kids activities for $5 per person over age 3. Hours are 10 a.m -dusk ๐ŸŒป๐——๐—ฒ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“๐˜š๐˜ต. ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ, ๐˜๐˜ญ Open weekends with both traditional and unique multi- color blooms. Admission $5 per person or $10 adults/$5 kids for the opening day Sunflower festival on July 24. โ € โ € #runwildmychild #midwestnomadfamily @explorestlouis @visitmo #enjoyillinois #1000hoursoutside #midwestmoment #midwestliving #stlmoms #stlouis_mom #stlouismoms #314mom #illinoisouth #kidsoutdoors #stlblogger #stlouisblogger #stl #onlyinillinois #sunflower #midwestblog
So many people think Illinois is just Chicago and So many people think Illinois is just Chicago and corn but it has some amazing natural features too! The southern part of the state is full of rugged bluffs and rocks, amazing views, and many wet weather waterfalls. I love how many of the areas around the southern part of the state remain almost secret and undiscovered. It's an adventure to hike and explore them all. โ € โ € @ibexwool #ibex50states #pineycreekravine #illinoisozarks #illinoisparks #illinoisouth #onlyinillinois #southernillinois #chesteril #chesterillinois #idnr #ilnaturepreserve #illinoisoutdoors #hikeillinois #wowmidwest #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #hikeillinois #midwesthikes #hikemidwest #midwestblog #midwestblogger #midwesttravel #waterfallwednesday
๐Ÿฆ…๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐Ÿฆ…๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐Ÿฆ… ๐Ÿ“Alton, Illinois ๐Ÿงญ 1 Riverfront Dr. (Riverview Park) โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThe metro-east continues to provide the best splash pads in the St. Louis area with the opening of the new Alton Splash Pad. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThis is one of the cutest splash parks I've seen. Designed with input from residents, the play area has features to reflect the history and ecology of the area. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆLocated right along the Mississippi riverfront, the splash pad has eagles perched on spraying trees, squirting fish, a frog slide, and arched sprayers. A larger slide is located inside the spraying boat. It was blocked off on both ends and looks like it may not be fully complete yet. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆThe entire water area is fenced in. There are some shade structures as well as tables and chairs. โ € โš ๏ธ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด. โ € ๐ŸšปThere are large restrooms and showers located just outside the fenced area. โ € ๐Ÿฅจ A concession area has snacks and drinks available. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ: ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. โ € ๐Ÿ•œ The splash pad is open daily 10 - 5 Memorial Day - Labor Day. @riversandroutes #altonil @enjoyillinois #midwestmoment #metroeast #stlouis_mom #midwestnomadfamily #stlmom #metroeastmom #madisoncountyil #greatriversscenicbyway #splashpad #stlouisparks #metroeastparks #familyttavelblog #stlouisblogger #stlouisblog #stlblog
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€ is known as the home of Popeye the Sailor Man due to being the cartoon creator's hometown. The City celebrates this fact with a Popeye and Friends Character Trail. You can go on a fun scavenger hunt to find all 19 character statues. โ € Other things to see in Chester include: โ € ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž - Located just outside of town, this 90' span covered bridge was built in 1854. It has been preserved in a roadside park. โ € ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐š - This State Historic site preserves the earthen remains of a fort constructed by the French around 1759 to defend the town of Kaskaskia. The site contains the fort remains, a historic cemetery, and a beautiful Mississippi River overlook and picnic shelter. There is also a quiet and shaded campground and a playground. โ € ๐๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž - Known as the "Mount Vernon of the West", this 1815 era home was built for Illinois's first lieutenant governor. The beautiful French Creole style home and grounds feature several structures. Unfortunately due to staffing issues, the inside of the home and museum are closed. The home can still be viewed from the outside. โ € ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž - Piney Creek is a beautiful nature preserve with creeks, canyons, plus the states largest collection of prehistoric art. ๐’๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค - Segar Park features the Popeye Statue, Visitors Center, and river overlook. โ € ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค - This park features a playground and picnic areas โ € ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ If driving there from the St. Louis area, don't miss stopping at ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐, the only part of Illinois west of the Mississippi River. ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ is also a must see. This reconstructed French Colonial era fort is amazing to explore. โ € #chesteril #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #midwestmoment #illinois #southernillinois #midwestnomadfamily #stldaytrips #roadtrip #smalltownsusa #fortkaskaskia #pierremenardhome #chesterillinois #1000hoursoutside #backroadsusa #scenicbyway #takethescenicroute #familyroadtrip
๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ near ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€ is beautiful year round but especially after a heavy rain. Cascades and waterfalls rush over rock ledges and through a scenic canyon. The nature preserve also contains the largest body of prehistoric rock art in the state. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ under "๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ ๐™š๐™จ". (Link in profileโฌ†๏ธ) #pineycreekravine #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #illinoisozarks #illinois #southernillinois #southernmostillinois #chesteril #chesterillinois #idnr #iloutdoors #illinoisoutdoors #midwestnomadfamily #midwestliving #midwestmoment #hikeit #hikeillinois #midwesthikes #waterfalls #waterfallsofinstagram
Nothing like a creek to keep kids cool and happy o Nothing like a creek to keep kids cool and happy on a steamy Midwest day. ๐Ÿ’ฆ #runwildmychild #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #pineycreekravine #illinois #enjoyillinois #illinoisouth #kidstoparks #kidswhohike #kidswhoexplore #1000hoursoutside #havekidswillhike #familytravelblog #familyhikingblog #familytravelblog #familyadventure #chesteril #chesterillinois
๐ŸŒฟ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—– ๐ŸŒฟ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: About a mile total if you explore both out and back trails. A loop trail adds another 0.5 miles. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ Short but rugged. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Beautiful shut-Ins and waterfalls. โ € If you are seeking a scenic creek to explore without the crowds, check out Lon Sanders Canyon. While the shut-ins are much smaller than more popular parks, the shallow creek and quiet beauty make it a great place. โ € The area was also the site of a failed resort project. You can still see the stone remains of stairs and a railing. Old water dams now create rushing waterfalls. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐™ข๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™จ.๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข (โฌ†๏ธ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™›๐™ž๐™ก๐™š.) #visitmo @visitmo #thatsmymo #mooutdoors #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #missourioutdoors #onlyinmissouri #kidstoparks #runwildmychild #1000hoursoutside #kidswhoexplore #kidsoutside #havekidswillhike #hikeitbaby #hikingwithkids #puremissouri #exploretheozarks #missouriozarks #missouri_photos #missourilife #exploremissouri
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