Missouri Ozark Wilderness Guide

03/04/2025

Meramec State Park | Hamilton Hollow - Frost Flower

02/24/2025

Hickory Canyons Natural Area - Ste. Genevieve County

02/16/2025

Smooth Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohioensis)

Found near sandy banks of clear Ozark streams, Spiderwort's brilliant violet blooms color the woods in Spring.

02/12/2025

02/11/2025

Coonville Creek Wild Area - St. Francois County, Missouri

A forested, steep Ozark hill country of rocky slopes, springs, sinkholes, caves, and rock slide waterfalls once home to moonshiners and outlaws. This small creek, tributary of the area's namesake running into Mooner's Hollow, lies in the most isolated portion of St. Francois State Park on the Pike Run North Loop Trail.

02/10/2025

Coonville Creek Wild Area | Crown-tipped Coral fungus - Fall 2024

01/26/2025

Spanish Land Grant Trail - Depression Glass

This Depression Glass remnant was found on the Spanish Land Grant Trail (1.25.25) at Hawn State Park.

Lacking the iridescent, rainbow-like luster of Carnival Glass created by metallic salts sprayed on the surface while the glass is still very hot (circa. 1900), Depression Glass is a molded housewares glass produced in America from 1920 to 1950.

I have discovered similar antique glass shards in other parts of the Ozarks, but this is practically the only made-man item I have ever found at Hawn State Park in any section. I don't remember ever finding anything at Hawn, not even a rusty horseshoe. It was just lying there by the trail near a Nine-banded armadillo.

01/19/2025

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01/15/2025

My latest article was on the cover of the River Hills Traveler.
https://www.riverhillstraveler.com/walking-to-tower-rock-an-unforgettable-outdoor-experience/

If you would like a guided tour of Tower Rock Natural Area in Perry County, Missouri, feel free to message me anytime. Thank you.

09/09/2024

Hawn State Park | Pickle Creek

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

07/19/2024

07/08/2024

Sam A. Baker State Park - Mudlick Mountain

07/05/2024

Lane Spring - Mark Twain National Forest