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Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 3
Friday started with a hike to Hartenstein Lake, west of Buena Vista near Cottonwood Pass.
Summer Sabbatical in Salida – Day 1
The first stop on Wednesday was Garden of the Gods. I was here when I was about 7 years old but remembered nothing about it until I saw Steamboat Rock. Then I just remembered that one rock. We took a … Continue reading
Summer Sabbatical in Salida
I’m hitting the road for a 4-day trip to the Salida/Buena Vista area of Colorado with 5 other members of the KC Adventure Club. The itinerary includes Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, the Royal Gorge, kayaking the Arkansas … Continue reading
St Francois Mountains trip wrap-up
At 9 nights, this was the longest outdoors trip I’ve ever done and the longest I’ve been away from home in at least 30 years. I saw a lot of areas I’d been wanting to see, hiked parts of 3 … Continue reading
Return to Bell Mountain
This was my second backpacking trip to the Bell Mountain Wilderness.
Hughes Mountain Natural Area
Hughes Mountain Natural Area was the next stop on day 3 and another wonderful surprise. The glade on top was far bigger, and the view was far more expansive than I imagined.
Elephant Rocks State Park
Day 3 started at Elephant Rocks State Park, a bit north of Johnson’s Shut-ins.
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Saturday afternoon was spent at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. The park has reopened in stages following the Big Flood, with the final piece being the new campground opening April 2010.
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Saturday morning I headed for Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. Besides being the highest point in Missouri, it’s also home to the tallest waterfall and deepest valley in the state so I expected some great scenery.
Crane Lake Recreation Area
Crane Lake Recreation Area was next on the itinerary. It’s a 100 acre man-made lake circumscribed by a 5 mile trail that is one of the few National Recreation Trails in the state.
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