Hiking alongside a brook and discovering frogs in a swamp made for a delightful day with my child at Broemmelsiek Park in Defiance, Missouri. This park has more than 9 miles of paved and unpaved…
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Oak Knoll Park Stroll
Oak Knoll Park is a picturesque destination, featuring a serene pond surrounded by bald cypress trees and vibrant tulips that bloom in the spring. A .7 paved walkway can be found here along with a…
Fox Run Trail Hike at Rockwoods Range
A hike through wooded hills down to valleys with rocky brooks is part of the day at Rockwoods Range Conservation Area on the Fox Run Trail. The natural surface hike is 7.6 miles long with…
Rock Springs Rotary Park Hike
Rock Springs Rotary Park in O’Fallon, Ill., has a paved trail through forest and prairie grass encircling the whole park.
Rim Rock National Recreation Trail Hike
Rim Rock National Recreation Trail has cliffs, views, and canyons to explore. It is near the Garden of the Gods and is worth exploring. Overview Purchased for the Shawnee National Forest in 1936. Designated a…
2023 Top Hiking Books
In 2023 I read not only books on hiking but also what you can forage in the woods along with hikes in the Midwest. Word of Warning: Be careful foraging since some edibles in the…
Jeske Park Sculpture Walk
See a variety of sculptures as you walk on the paved trails throughout Jeske Park in Ferguson, Mo., in St. Louis County. This is a .8-mile walk on a paved trail with only 26 feet…
Fall Hikes: Don Robinson State Park
See a sandstone canyon with its cave-like rock shelter and cross-clear trickling streams at Don Robinson State Park.
Pere Marquette State Park: Goat Cliff and Ravine Hike
Pere Marquette State Park has Illinois River lookouts, rocky cliffs, and springs among technicolor trees in the fall. Along with trails, it has a lodge with an indoor pool, cabins, campgrounds, horse riding, a restaurant,…
Love Park Hike
The Chipmunk Trail passes by small creeks as it goes up and down forested hills at Love Park in Manchester, Mo. It is a 1.3-mile out-and-back hike with 184 feet of elevation gain. The trail…
