Walk the paved Lakeview Trail around a big, clear lake and check out Dripping Springs waterfall at Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Starting the Hike I parked near the Taco Bell Shelter, which is named after the taco chain that helped build both the shelter and a boat dock on the lake. If that lot is full, you can find more parking along…
Hike along the highest bluff above the Meramec River on the Vilander Bluff Trail south of Bourbon, Mo. Overview I hiked about two miles with 354 feet of elevation gain, going farther than the main trail. The trail is rocky, so it’s not an easy walk. I would rate it as moderate. Trailhead Location This trail is under the jurisdiction of Onondaga Cave State Park,…
The stone-cut walls of a barred and locked sanatorium next to Welch Spring is what I found on my journey to Ozark National Scenic Riverways. History of Welch Spring Sanatorium In 1913 an Illinois doctor named C.H. Diehl bought Welch Spring for eight hundred dollars. He believed the spring had healing properties and that the cool pollen-free air from the nearby cave would be beneficial…
Wet weather waterfalls and bluff-top views above the Meramec River are found at Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area. Parking At Glassberg Conservation Area A small gravel lot for the conservation area is on the left off of Highway FF south of Eureka, Mo. I headed along the main trail to the loop passing by a memorial to Myron and Sonya Glassberg who donated…
Walk across stone bridges while a spring flows through rocks below is a unique jaunt in South County St. Louis at Sylvan Springs Park. This is a 1 a mile hike with paved and unpaved sections and 95 feet of elevation gain. History of the Park Until 1939 this portion of the Barracks was largely unused then the 6th Infantry put in stone retaining walls…
See a sandstone canyon with its cave-like rock shelter and cross-clear trickling streams at Don Robinson State Park.
Pass by natural springs and hike through forested hills on a hike combining the Hamilton-Carr Greenway and Turkey Ridge Trail in Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood. This is about a five-mile hike, with three miles on the paved Hamilton-Carr and two on the natural surface Turkey Ridge Trail. Starting the Hike I parked at the Al Foster Memorial Trailhead. The paved Hamilton-Carr Greenway trail starts to…
The Norwegian Prima has a food hall with lots of choices, and a slide that goes from the top of the ship to the bottom. We went on a seven-day cruise on the Norwegian Prima from Port Canaveral. Our planned stops were the Bahamas (cancelled due to high waves), Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Buffet and Food Hall Options This is the largest Norwegian…
At Dolphinaris in Cozumel, we got to shake hands with a dolphin and share a dolphin kiss in a dolphin encounter during our Norwegian Cruise Line excursion. We took a seven-day cruise on the Norwegian Prima out of Port Canaveral with stops in the Bahamas (cancelled due to high waves), Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Overview We booked the excursion through Norwegian Cruise Line,…
In Grand Cayman, try a catamaran cruise to Stingray City, shallow sandbars filled with stingrays that are used to people petting them. We went on a seven-day cruise on the Norwegian Prima from Port Canaveral, with planned stops in the Bahamas (which was cancelled because of high waves), Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Overview We booked this excursion through Norwegian Cruise Line for our…
