Another view of the ruins on top of the hillside
Posts tagged DadHikes
Hiking Into Cave-In-Rock
A wide cave along the Ohio River where bandits once were once found is Cave-In-Rock State Park. The 55-foot wide Cave-In-Rock was carved out of the limestone rock by water thousands of years ago. Outlaw…
Dad Hikes: Henry Lay Sculpture Park
Sun and Moon sculpture
Favorite Urban Hike: Tower Grove Park
Victorian era Tower Grove Park has one-of-a-kind picnic pavilions, one with a circus tent-like roof or another with Chinese dragons. It is my favorite park in St. Louis. Hiking in Tower Grove Park I’ve spent…
New Salem: Where Lincoln Lived as a Young Man
At New Salem, you can walk in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln in a reconstructed pioneer village where Lincoln lived and worked as a young man.
Dad Hikes: Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
See a wide variety of birds as you walk along trails in Mississippi River bottomland at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary. The day we went we spotted a large group of pelicans, blue herons, gulls, white…
Dad Hikes: Spending the Day At Castlewood State Park
Cliffside walks along the Meramec River and wading in Kiefer Creek were part of our day at Castlewood State Park.
Dad Hikes: Silver Mines
A mineshaft and a cascading river rushing through the remains of a stone cut dam are what awaits you at Silver Mines Recreation Area.
