After a crazy busy month and a half of travel and overloaded work schedules, the McCaslin crew finally found a Sunday basically freed up from any other responsibilities and decided to hit the trail. The target was the Scour Trail at Johnson Shut-ins State Park. HISTORY: In 2005, the Upper Taum Sauk Reservoir collapsed, suddenly…
OK, I’ve already explained that this whole rim to rim thing was part of the fuel for this fire that has led me to this MO-Outdoors. I think that writing a bit about it, sharing the route we took, and going in to the logistics of the trip are worth noting and you may find…
After several weeks of cold temperatures, a gusty south wind ushered in some welcome warmth today even if we never did see the sun. I couldn’t waste the opportunity to get outside in 55 degree temperatures and knock a short trail off my list of 60 hikes, so I made it to Babler State Park…
190 pounds! Ugh. I stood on the scale this morning, begrudgingly, after a month of birthday, Christmas, and New Years celebrations to discover that I had gained 10 pounds in just the month of December. The busy month coupled with a persistent chest cold had defeated me. Fortunately, I went into work to find a…
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. I just could not tell you what exactly it was that I was looking for. After all, I was 44 years old, happily married to Debbie, my…
