OK, so obviously I have a thing for Echo Bluff State Park. First, the iconic bluff headlines our page. Then, every year when we visit I share a glut of pics on social media and fill the blog with articles. I guess that I just find the park itself beautiful, and the surrounding Ozark country…
I was so excited to get there.  After a short night’s sleep, I filled my thermos, packed my gear and raced off to the property for an early morning whitetail bow hunt.  I parked on the gravel shoulder and quickly geared up.  I took the familiar walk to the stand in darkness, the moon…
I have to admit I had a tremendous amount of anticipation leading up to my end of the month memory card retrieval from the game cameras. Â We have just had a fairly consistent stream of images from the same deer all year, and I was hoping that the good luck would continue. Â I also had…
Sunday morning found us packing up our belongings from a long weekend at Echo Bluff State Park, cleaning up our cabins and making sure that we didn’t leave anything behind.  Most of the crew was tired and anxious to get back to St. Louis for various graduation parties, work tasks, etc.  In somewhat typical fashion,…
I have to admit it, I am nervous even posting this because I feel like I’m giving up one of my secret spots and if someday it becomes too crowded it may lose some of its luster.  A few years ago, I followed the development of Echo Bluff State Park closely, and once I saw…
As I have mentioned before, I live on a relatively small corner lot in southwest St. Louis County.  I don’t have nearly the time I wish I had to spend time in the yard, and over time I have lost some of the more exotic plants that I used to have when I had grand…
Those of you who know me well understand that my idea of fun usually doesn’t involve hanging out in a large urban setting in a major city.  The narrow one-way streets, the noise, the traffic, and the over-abundance of people elevate my level of stress and discomfort. So when I was given the assignment to…
January 2017 found me seeking something great, some profound new direction in life that would certainly and quickly lead to blue skies and smiles all day every day. Â I just could not tell you what exactly it was that I was looking for. Â After all, I was 44 years old, happily married to Debbie, my…
