We have been to Echo Bluff State Park several times, and somehow we have never hiked any of the trails. So early Saturday morning before the heat of the day took over we decided to get a taste and walk the 2 mile loop of the Painter Ridge Trail. Billy, Katie, Ben and I set…
Echo Bluff is a state park located on the Sinking Creek near Eminence in southeastern Missouri. The park gets its name from a picturesque bluff on the creek overlooking the cabins. Our family organized a family reunion there for three nights over the past weekend. Sinking Creek is a shallow, fast moving, crystal clear…
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…
