Hiking by small ponds and seeing wildlife is part of a day on the trails at Glen Travis Park and Rabbit Run Park in St. Peters, Mo. The parks are located not far from the…
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St. Joe State Park: Pine Ridge Hike
Hiking on land once mined as part of the old “lead belt” and exploring woods and a small stream was my day at St. Joe State Park. The park has several trails and I chose…
Berryman Trail Loop to Harmon Spring
I hiked a north loop of the Berryman Trail through woods crossing small streams to go to Harmon Spring in Mark Twain National Forest. This was about nine-miles total with lots of up and down…
Hill Hiking at Long Ridge Conservation Area
Wildlife and forest combine to make Long Ridge Conservation Area a great hike in the woods not far from Interstate 44.
Seeing Mount Rushmore and Exploring the Black Hills
Staring up at the iconic presidents carved in stone was a day at Mount Rushmore National Memorial about 30 minutes south of Rapid City, S.D. Mount Rushmore National Memorial features 60-foot sculptures of George Washington,…
Hiking at the Audubon Center at the Riverlands
You can learn about birds and then hike in wetlands searching for them when you spend a day at the Audubon Center at the Riverlands. Visiting the Audubon Center In the center, you can learn…
Urban Walk Around Busch Stadium
Having a ballpark hotdog, walking around Busch Stadium, and even buying some authentic baseball memorabilia was my hike in downtown St. Louis. I walked 1.4-miles around Ballpark Village and Busch Stadium to check out the…
Chesterfield Central Park: See a Giant and Waterfalls
Find a giant sculpture half-buried in the ground and waterfalls around a lake at Chesterfield’s Central Park. Central Park A large parking lot for the park is off Veterans Place Drive. On the left of…
Dresser Island Hike Along the Mississippi River
Hiking where eagles circle above and ice floes clog the Mississippi River was part of my day at Dresser Island north of West Alton, Mo. This is a long natural surface loop hike at 5.6…
Fountain Lakes Park Hike
You can walk around several lakes in north St. Charles, Mo., at Fountain Lakes Park which is easily reached off Missouri Highway 370. I did two separate hikes in the park since the connector trail…
