Wednesday I headed south to try out a new hike in the Ozarks. I plan on concentrating on Ozark hikes this winter, ranging out a bit from my usual St. Louis area favorites. I’ve done the Mississippi and Meramec, time for new waters. Pickle Creek is a little known conservation area that’s a pleasant 70 […]
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Disconnected a wee bit sooner
I guess I’m offline much sooner than expected, as my cable internet connection failed last night. Since I’m not ready yet for this, haven’t installed all I needed, and since I’m paid up until the 20th, a repairman is coming on Monday. Now I’m at Panera, having a lovely Danish and latte, on a beautiful […]
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Places of Energy
I was reading Maria’s post in response to the Ecotone’s Energy of Place. She wrote about living in San Francisco, within visual range of San Quentin prison, with it’s 613 men on death row: I have asked others around me if they found it odd living in this place of plenty – excesses, really – with the largest […]
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Driving in St. Louis
Any car parked longer than 4 hours in the city is considered a parts store. From Visitor’s Guide to Driving in St. Louis.
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Old Mills
Yesterday I drove to the core of the Ozark region, in south central Missouri near Mountain View. I wanted to check out how far along the fall foliage was, and also to look at a couple of the old mills along the North Fork river. Along the way, I spotted my first Missouri armadillo. Unfortunately, […]