BurningbirdMaria could be describing my day when she writes: I love days like today, when everything seems to be well padded in mist and torpor. The leaf blowers are silent, no one is out there improving their house or garden, and with the windows closed, for all I know, cars have ceased to flow on the […]
Today was going to be the last sunny day until midweek, and it would have been a shame to waste it inside. I remembered a hike I had intended to take once in the summer, Bluff View at Meramec State park, but didn’t because of the spider webs across the path. Today seemed an ideal […]
In the last post, fellow hiking enthusiasts Loren, Doug (who found some snow today), and Joe all recommended poles for hiking; either ski poles or ones designed for trekking. Allan Moult of Leatherwood also suggested last winter that I get trekking poles, especially with the types of hikes I prefer. I’ve had a walking stick that I’ve used for years now, shown […]
Archive page with comments at Wayback Machine 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 […]
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 […]