The details! Length: 16 days Miles: 3,061.7 Fuel used: 222.78 gallons Fuel cost: $502.19 This, by far, has been my largest overlanding...

The time has come! Time to make the final push to knock out the last park of the MO National Park Passport Challenge!

The time has come! Time to make the final push to knock out the west half of the state in the MO Centennial Passport Challenge!

It was time to get back into action! After a very disappointing, snowless winter.... The goal was to try to complete the first half of the MO National Parks Passport Challenge by making a stop at Ozark National Scenic Riverways . Unfortunately, do to a communications mix up, the office was actually closed meaning I was out of luck in completing the 3rd national park of the total 6. Not to be deterred, I decided on making a stop at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield just a m

It's hard to believe that, while living so close to the Gateway Arch , I haven't been here in quite a long time! Unfortunately there wasn't much I could do at the Arch as the grounds are currently being renovated and even the Arch trams were down for maintenance getting their cables replaced. There was still time to take a quick picture of the Arch from the Old Courthouse before rolling on!

Continuing to knock out parks here and there, it was time to REALLY finish off the east half of the state! This single stop trip was to the recently opened (January 6th, 2017)  Don Robinson State Park ! Unfortunately, due to the time of day, I did not have a lot of time to explore though this place is excellent for summer and watching the sun set! With a sizeable patio and pavilion with BBQ pits all setup to face the setting sun to the west, this will be a very popular place!

Getting back into the swing of things, it was time to finish off the east half of the state! This single stop trip was to Graham Cave State Park ! As the name suggests, this park does feature a cave where evidence has been found of people living in this shallow cave between 8,000 and 10,000 year ago! Not much to see now though as they have covered the insides of the cave with gravel and tarps to prevent weathering of the archaeological remains. Still the area offers decent hi

It is time to get back into action! Time to get back into action and knock a few more State Parks off the Passport challenge list! The...

Apparently Missouri has a little secret! In addition to the State Park Centennial Passport challenge and the NPS Centennial, Missouri has...

It was finally the weekend once again so why not another campout as the unseasonably warm weather continues! The plan was simple, get...

What do you do when the weather throws you a curve ball? First off, what kind of curve ball are we talking? It's October 29th and the...

The time has once again come for the annual trout fishing trip to Montauk State Park! 3 days off to camp and participate in a grueling...

While I still had one day off, and having just come back from Rocky Mountain National Park, I decided on a trip to the brand new Echo...

Rocky Mountain National Park; Feel like you’re on top of the world! This trip does indeed make me feel as if I were on top of the world!...

Back-to-back weekends! Picking up momentum after breaking through the halfway point, this weekend was as perfect for another trip! This...

After a very long break, time to get back down to business! July 8th, after the Glacier National Park trip, I made a quick one stop trip...

Glacier National Park; The Crown of the Continent! You can't disagree! Glacier National Park is indeed the crown of the continent! Fed by...

Back on the road again, right where I belong!

After a weekend off, it was time to get back into challenge mode! My goal was a lofty one, again, attempting to visit 7 more state parks and historic sites in one day!

I woke up this morning with exactly one goal: Knock out more state parks for the passport challenge! Starting out around 6:30 AM I headed...