I finally made a hiking trip to Washington State Park near De Soto, MO on a cold Saturday afternoon. I had been to the park many times, usually fishing in the Big River or driving through for a look at the fall colors. But somehow I had never taken the time to hike any of…
I had an hour to kill before an early afternoon meeting, so I thought I would take a quick lunch-time walk through the woods at Phantom Forest Conservation Area. Â Once at the trailhead, I discovered that the short trail at Phantom Forest actually led to another short trail at the nearby Bittersweet Woods. Â Looks like…
My fascination with game camera photos continues, even if largely the vast majority of images captured this month were of whitetail deer. Â We are monitoring 4 cameras at 2 different properties, both in St. Louis County. Â All of them are finding large numbers of deer, including many very nice bucks. Â And while they are recording…
The below text is something that I wrote this summer, obviously before we did our big hike. Â I just never had the guts to post it. Â Far more sharing than I am typically comfortable doing. Â But its been sitting here, stewing in my draft box for months, just staring at me. Â I guess maybe that…
