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It's looking like another rainy weekend here but a It's looking like another rainy weekend here but at least we enjoyed a nice lake walk this evening. What are your weekend plans? Any fun Mother's Day activities? #silverlaketrail #silverlakehighland #highlandillinois #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #highlandil #madisoncountyil #southernillinois #highlandparksandrecreation #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #1000hoursoutside #runwildmychild #kidstoparks #kidswhoadventure #kidswhoexplore
๐Ÿชจ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿชจ ๐Ÿ“ Sturgeon, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Short walk to creek area or to shelter bluff. 1 mile out and back to top of Pinnacles ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ On creek level trails and shelter cave that are safe and easy for all ages. โบ/โบ To climb up pinnacles. This trail is not for anyone with a fear of heights or very young kids. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Unique landscape is a must see. โ € ๐Ÿชจ Pinnacles Youth Park gives visitors a taste of the rugged parks found in more western states. Not only can you view these craggy peaks from below, but more daring hikers can actually climb right over the top of them! โ € ๐Ÿชจ The park just north of Columbia is privately owned but open for visitors. The whole family can enjoy a scenic walk to a large shelter cave or spend some time splashing in the sandy creek. If you are up for more adventure, cross the creek and take the rugged trail up along the narrow rock spires. Rock hounds will be amazed at the fossils that can be found embedded all over the limestone. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri #pinnaclesyouthpark #columbiamo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #havekidswillhike
๐Ÿฆ•๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฆ• ๐Ÿ“ Cosmo Park Columbia, MO โ € ๐ŸŒฟIf you are exploring around Columbia or looking for a place for the kids to play while road tripping across Missouri, be sure to stop at this amazing playground. Located at Columbia's largest park, Cosmo Park, this play area is huge. โ € ๐ŸŒฟThe playground has multiple stations with a theme that spans across time. Kids can start by digging for dino bones in the sand area or climb over and through a dinosaur play structure. Then kids can clamor up and over huge rubber tires to climb up a giant rocket ship before choosing which huge slide to try. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The playground also has a tot sized play area, arched climbers, swings, a tunnel, and so much more. It was also designed to be more accessible to kids of all abilities. โ € ๐Ÿšป Restrooms are located a short walk away across the parking area. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The huge park also features various sports fields, remote control car track, golf course, lakes, shelters, skate park, walking trails, mountain bike trail, and nature trail. โ € #missouri #columbiamo #cosmopark #steinbergplayground #columbiamoparksandrec #playground #missouriplayground #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #familytravelblogger
๐Ÿชจ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—  ๐Ÿชจ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿชจ แด…แด‡แด ษชสŸ'๊œฑ ษชแด„แด‡ส™แดx & ๊œฑษชษดแด‹สœแดสŸแด‡ แด›ส€แด€ษชสŸ๊œฑ ๐Ÿ“ Columbia, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 0.50 mile loop on Devil's Icebox, 1.4 mile loop on Sinkhole. Eight different trails total in park. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ Some stairs on Devil's Icebox but mostly easy on these two trails. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ on Devil's Icebox, โธ/โบ on Sinkhole Trail โ € ๐Ÿชจ Rock Bridge Memorial State Park is a lovely park full of natural features. The short Devil's Icebox trail is the most popular trail for good reason. Follow the wooden boardwalks to see a 125 foot long natural rock bridge crossing a trickling stream. Climb down to feel the cool breeze when viewing the entrance to Devil's Icebox and Connor's Caves. โ € ๐Ÿชจ To extend your hike, you can branch off the Devil's Icebox Trail and return to the parking area by way of the Sinkhole Trail. This path follows an old road past historical points of interest from the former town of Rockbridge Mills. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri @missouristateparks #mostateparks #rockbridgememorialstatepark #devilsicebox #devilsiceboxtrail #columbiamo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #havekidswillhike
Beautiful day for climbing rocks and splashing in Beautiful day for climbing rocks and splashing in creeks. ๐Ÿ’ฆ #happycamperclothingco @happycamperclothingco #pinnacles #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #kidswhoexplore #kidswhoadventure #familyadventure #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #1000hoursoutside #runwildmychild #familyadventure
๐ŸŒฟ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ ๐ŸŒฟ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“ Hillsboro, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 1 mile on blue trail 0.75 mile loop on yellow trail, two other trails ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ A few more rugged sections but mostly easy ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โน/โบ Scenic shelter caves and seasonal waterfalls โ € ๐ŸŒฟ Kress Farm Garden Preserve is a lovely hidden gem just south of St. Louis. The 142 acre preserve is dedicated to maintaining native plants and wildlife habitat. The preserve features gardens, fields, forests, wildlife habitats, streams, and scenic bluffs. Volunteers work daily to maintain this scenic place for all to enjoy. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ Highlights of the preserve include three scenic cliff caves used as shelter by Native Americans on the blue trail. After a good rain you can also find two waterfalls flowing down rocky canyons along the yellow trail. There are also two other trails to explore. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The preserve also sells fresh picked produce fro the gardens. A plant sale of native plants and trees is being held this weekend, May 1 & 2 (see last slide.) โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜’๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri #kressfarmgardenpreserve @kressfarmgardenpreserve #kressfarm #hillsboromo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #hikesnearstlouis
๐Ÿฐ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿ“ Carbondale, IL โ € ๐Ÿ‰ Boo Memorial Castle Park is one of the most amazing playgrounds I have ever seen. A massive and intricate castle is the perfect place for little knights and princesses to use their imagination. The park is privately owned and was created in memorial to a young man who loved Dungeons and Dragons. โ € ๐Ÿ‰The attention to detail and care of this park is wonderful. Kids can explore tunnels, bridges, towers, and passageways. There are hidden dragons, knights, shields, and more tucked all around the castle. Everywhere you look there is something new to see. The ground surface consists of blue rubber mulch to resemble a moat. โ € ๐Ÿ‰ The grounds also feature beautiful flower gardens, Dungeons and Dragons themed statues, and a giant dragon. This place is a magical must see for kids! You can find it just down the road from Giant City State Park. โ € ๐Ÿšป๐Ÿšซ There are no restrooms but sometimes there is a porta potty. There are benches, picnic tables, and shaded areas. โ € #onlyinillinois @enjoyillinois #enjoyillinois #carbondaleil #boocastlepark #castleplayground #boomemorialpark #southernillinois #kidswhoexplore #playground #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestkids #southernmostillinois #carbondaleillinois #familytravel #familytravelblogger #midwestblogger
๐ŸดIf you work up an appetite hiking the amazing ๐ŸดIf you work up an appetite hiking the amazing trails at Illinois's ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, don't miss a stop at the park's ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ. The rustic and charming stone and timber lodge was built by the CCC in the 1930s. The lodge has restrooms, a gift shop, and a delicious restaurant known for their fried chicken dinners. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆWork off that great meal by climbing the ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ behind the lodge. Built in the 1970s with a space-age style, the tower offers a 50 tall observation platform with great views. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ "๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด" ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (โฌ†๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ) โ € โ € #onlyinillinois #enjoyillinois #giantcity #giantycitystatepark #ilstateparks #illinoisstateparks @enjoyillinois #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #southernillinois #illinois #illinoisozarks #kidswhoexplore #illinoishikes #hikeit #midwesthiking #midwest_captures #midwest_shots #illinoisozarks #southernmostillinois #familyhike #midwestnomadfamily #familytravelblog #hikingblogger #midwestblogger
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“Makanda, Illinois โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 1 mile loop ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ Short, minor inclines ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Towering bluffs and rock formations โ € ๐ŸŒฟ I couldn't post about Giant City without another post about our favorite trail at the park. The Giant City Nature Trail is perfect for all ages. It passes stunning crevices and rock formations. The highlight of the trail is the "giant city streets". You will walk right down these "streets" that pass between towering rock slabs. Early pioneers thought the area looked like a city for giants. โ € ๐ŸŒฟKeep an eye out for chisled steps and flagstone borders from the CCC workers in the 1930s. Their craftsmanship has stood the test of time. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ "๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด" ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (โฌ†๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ) โ € โ € #onlyinillinois #enjoyillinois #giantcity #devilsstandtable #giantycitystatepark #ilstateparks #illinoisstateparks @enjoyillinois #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #southernillinois #illinois #1000hoursoutside #illinoisozarks #kidstoparks #kidswhoexplore #illinoishikes #hikeit #midwesthiking #midwest_captures #midwest_shots #illinoisozarks #southernmostillinois #familyhike #hikingwithkids #midwestnomadfamily #familytravelblog #hikingblog #hikingblogger #midwestblogger
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It's looking like another rainy weekend here but a It's looking like another rainy weekend here but at least we enjoyed a nice lake walk this evening. What are your weekend plans? Any fun Mother's Day activities? #silverlaketrail #silverlakehighland #highlandillinois #illinoisouth #enjoyillinois #highlandil #madisoncountyil #southernillinois #highlandparksandrecreation #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #1000hoursoutside #runwildmychild #kidstoparks #kidswhoadventure #kidswhoexplore
๐Ÿชจ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿชจ ๐Ÿ“ Sturgeon, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Short walk to creek area or to shelter bluff. 1 mile out and back to top of Pinnacles ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ On creek level trails and shelter cave that are safe and easy for all ages. โบ/โบ To climb up pinnacles. This trail is not for anyone with a fear of heights or very young kids. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Unique landscape is a must see. โ € ๐Ÿชจ Pinnacles Youth Park gives visitors a taste of the rugged parks found in more western states. Not only can you view these craggy peaks from below, but more daring hikers can actually climb right over the top of them! โ € ๐Ÿชจ The park just north of Columbia is privately owned but open for visitors. The whole family can enjoy a scenic walk to a large shelter cave or spend some time splashing in the sandy creek. If you are up for more adventure, cross the creek and take the rugged trail up along the narrow rock spires. Rock hounds will be amazed at the fossils that can be found embedded all over the limestone. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri #pinnaclesyouthpark #columbiamo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #havekidswillhike
๐Ÿฆ•๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฆ• ๐Ÿ“ Cosmo Park Columbia, MO โ € ๐ŸŒฟIf you are exploring around Columbia or looking for a place for the kids to play while road tripping across Missouri, be sure to stop at this amazing playground. Located at Columbia's largest park, Cosmo Park, this play area is huge. โ € ๐ŸŒฟThe playground has multiple stations with a theme that spans across time. Kids can start by digging for dino bones in the sand area or climb over and through a dinosaur play structure. Then kids can clamor up and over huge rubber tires to climb up a giant rocket ship before choosing which huge slide to try. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The playground also has a tot sized play area, arched climbers, swings, a tunnel, and so much more. It was also designed to be more accessible to kids of all abilities. โ € ๐Ÿšป Restrooms are located a short walk away across the parking area. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The huge park also features various sports fields, remote control car track, golf course, lakes, shelters, skate park, walking trails, mountain bike trail, and nature trail. โ € #missouri #columbiamo #cosmopark #steinbergplayground #columbiamoparksandrec #playground #missouriplayground #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #familytravelblogger
๐Ÿชจ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—  ๐Ÿชจ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐Ÿชจ แด…แด‡แด ษชสŸ'๊œฑ ษชแด„แด‡ส™แดx & ๊œฑษชษดแด‹สœแดสŸแด‡ แด›ส€แด€ษชสŸ๊œฑ ๐Ÿ“ Columbia, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 0.50 mile loop on Devil's Icebox, 1.4 mile loop on Sinkhole. Eight different trails total in park. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ Some stairs on Devil's Icebox but mostly easy on these two trails. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ on Devil's Icebox, โธ/โบ on Sinkhole Trail โ € ๐Ÿชจ Rock Bridge Memorial State Park is a lovely park full of natural features. The short Devil's Icebox trail is the most popular trail for good reason. Follow the wooden boardwalks to see a 125 foot long natural rock bridge crossing a trickling stream. Climb down to feel the cool breeze when viewing the entrance to Devil's Icebox and Connor's Caves. โ € ๐Ÿชจ To extend your hike, you can branch off the Devil's Icebox Trail and return to the parking area by way of the Sinkhole Trail. This path follows an old road past historical points of interest from the former town of Rockbridge Mills. โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri @missouristateparks #mostateparks #rockbridgememorialstatepark #devilsicebox #devilsiceboxtrail #columbiamo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #familytravelblog #kidswhoexplore #havekidswillhike
Beautiful day for climbing rocks and splashing in Beautiful day for climbing rocks and splashing in creeks. ๐Ÿ’ฆ #happycamperclothingco @happycamperclothingco #pinnacles #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #kidswhoexplore #kidswhoadventure #familyadventure #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #1000hoursoutside #runwildmychild #familyadventure
๐ŸŒฟ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ ๐ŸŒฟ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“ Hillsboro, MO โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 1 mile on blue trail 0.75 mile loop on yellow trail, two other trails ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ A few more rugged sections but mostly easy ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โน/โบ Scenic shelter caves and seasonal waterfalls โ € ๐ŸŒฟ Kress Farm Garden Preserve is a lovely hidden gem just south of St. Louis. The 142 acre preserve is dedicated to maintaining native plants and wildlife habitat. The preserve features gardens, fields, forests, wildlife habitats, streams, and scenic bluffs. Volunteers work daily to maintain this scenic place for all to enjoy. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ Highlights of the preserve include three scenic cliff caves used as shelter by Native Americans on the blue trail. After a good rain you can also find two waterfalls flowing down rocky canyons along the yellow trail. There are also two other trails to explore. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ The preserve also sells fresh picked produce fro the gardens. A plant sale of native plants and trees is being held this weekend, May 1 & 2 (see last slide.) โ € ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜’๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) โฌ†๏ธ โ € #missouri #hikemissouri #kressfarmgardenpreserve @kressfarmgardenpreserve #kressfarm #hillsboromo #familyadventure #missouriadventure #showmestate #midwestlivingmag #missourioutdoors #exploremissouri #hikingwithkids #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwest #midwestnomadfamily @visitmo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #thatsmymo #midwestblogger #stlouishiking #hikesnearstlouis
๐Ÿฐ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿ“ Carbondale, IL โ € ๐Ÿ‰ Boo Memorial Castle Park is one of the most amazing playgrounds I have ever seen. A massive and intricate castle is the perfect place for little knights and princesses to use their imagination. The park is privately owned and was created in memorial to a young man who loved Dungeons and Dragons. โ € ๐Ÿ‰The attention to detail and care of this park is wonderful. Kids can explore tunnels, bridges, towers, and passageways. There are hidden dragons, knights, shields, and more tucked all around the castle. Everywhere you look there is something new to see. The ground surface consists of blue rubber mulch to resemble a moat. โ € ๐Ÿ‰ The grounds also feature beautiful flower gardens, Dungeons and Dragons themed statues, and a giant dragon. This place is a magical must see for kids! You can find it just down the road from Giant City State Park. โ € ๐Ÿšป๐Ÿšซ There are no restrooms but sometimes there is a porta potty. There are benches, picnic tables, and shaded areas. โ € #onlyinillinois @enjoyillinois #enjoyillinois #carbondaleil #boocastlepark #castleplayground #boomemorialpark #southernillinois #kidswhoexplore #playground #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestkids #southernmostillinois #carbondaleillinois #familytravel #familytravelblogger #midwestblogger
๐ŸดIf you work up an appetite hiking the amazing ๐ŸดIf you work up an appetite hiking the amazing trails at Illinois's ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, don't miss a stop at the park's ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ. The rustic and charming stone and timber lodge was built by the CCC in the 1930s. The lodge has restrooms, a gift shop, and a delicious restaurant known for their fried chicken dinners. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฆWork off that great meal by climbing the ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ behind the lodge. Built in the 1970s with a space-age style, the tower offers a 50 tall observation platform with great views. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ "๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด" ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (โฌ†๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ) โ € โ € #onlyinillinois #enjoyillinois #giantcity #giantycitystatepark #ilstateparks #illinoisstateparks @enjoyillinois #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #southernillinois #illinois #illinoisozarks #kidswhoexplore #illinoishikes #hikeit #midwesthiking #midwest_captures #midwest_shots #illinoisozarks #southernmostillinois #familyhike #midwestnomadfamily #familytravelblog #hikingblogger #midwestblogger
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“Makanda, Illinois โ € ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 1 mile loop ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โท/โบ Short, minor inclines ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โบ/โบ Towering bluffs and rock formations โ € ๐ŸŒฟ I couldn't post about Giant City without another post about our favorite trail at the park. The Giant City Nature Trail is perfect for all ages. It passes stunning crevices and rock formations. The highlight of the trail is the "giant city streets". You will walk right down these "streets" that pass between towering rock slabs. Early pioneers thought the area looked like a city for giants. โ € ๐ŸŒฟKeep an eye out for chisled steps and flagstone borders from the CCC workers in the 1930s. Their craftsmanship has stood the test of time. โ € ๐ŸŒฟ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ "๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด" ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (โฌ†๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ) โ € โ € #onlyinillinois #enjoyillinois #giantcity #devilsstandtable #giantycitystatepark #ilstateparks #illinoisstateparks @enjoyillinois #midwestlivingmag #midwestmoment #southernillinois #illinois #1000hoursoutside #illinoisozarks #kidstoparks #kidswhoexplore #illinoishikes #hikeit #midwesthiking #midwest_captures #midwest_shots #illinoisozarks #southernmostillinois #familyhike #hikingwithkids #midwestnomadfamily #familytravelblog #hikingblog #hikingblogger #midwestblogger
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