Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Loading in Knoxville (Maryville) went well. I have a hotel booked in Huntsville, Alabama that I’m stopping at for the night. In retrospect I could have driven straight through (I didn’t realize how close I really was to my destination in Mississippi) but it was much more relaxing this way and safer on the unfamiliar … Read more
Stopped briefly in Lexington, Kentucky last night to sleep at a hotel. Saw this genius driving around while on Facetime just talking away when they should have been driving. Any semi drivers reading this are probably laughing like “yup, idiots everywhere”. Good times, stay safe out there people. Next morning I visited Knoxville, Tennessee briefly … Read more
Starting off a short trip spanning my Thanksgiving break to haul some things down to my mother in Mississippi, visit family, and then explore new states on the way back. As is very common with any furniture or residence moves for my mom, the weather chooses to make things a bit interesting. Exhibit A: a … Read more
End of trip, total distance 5,183 miles across 13 states in 23 days. A quick car wash and full tank of gas and it’s back to normal life and dreaming up the next expedition. Nothing too exciting in this post – I’m mainly creating it to drop a pin on my geomap. Click the link … Read more
Continued north from Taum Sauk Mountain and crossed onto I-55 which means I am getting close to home with familiar highways. Before leaving Missouri I was able to squeeze out one final stop at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village. Weather today is warm but quite nice with abundant blue skies … Read more
My morning route would continue to push north, closer towards home. I was enjoying the windy rural Missouri roads so I kept driving them at first for no particular reason at all. A short time later I checked the map and realized I was near the state’s highest point at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. … Read more
I came into this spot blind last night just looking for a place to sleep. Randomly winding up at Big Spring in Missouri just searching for a campsite? Pretty fortunate. I broke camp and drove just a short distance outside the campground to find Big Spring but you could walk/hike the Slough Trail if you … Read more
Tonight’s campground was a happy accident – I didn’t intend to end up here, I was just driving north towards home and this was the best stopping point I could find. Truth be told I knew nothing about the site; it was a road sign that led me here as the daylight was fading. That … Read more
Final full day of adventure and starting to make my way north towards home. I have crossed over from Arkansas to Oklahoma and now into Missouri, and the next stop at George Washington Carver National Monument has been on my list for quite some time as I find his life and accomplishments both impressive and … Read more
Cooler temperatures this morning allowed for near perfect conditions to hike to the waterfall on the Dripping Springs Trail. If you are a camper, access is a very short walk just from the campground; day visitors also have easy access just left of the main entrance at the parking lot. The start of the trail … Read more