The fourth trip of the year would take me back to Trail of Tears State Park in southeast Missouri! This park is dedicated to the Native...

My hunt for my 18th Missouri Camper Award brought me, again, to Mark Twain Lake State Park just in time for the annual Perseid Meteor...

It was an impromptu trip, much like many of my trips, to say the least! After what seemed like the longest winter on record, the first...

With the weather.... better than it was and a fever to get back to camping, it was time to start the quest for the 18th camper award! The...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award ends!! The final trip of the year for the second MO Camper Award! Montauk State Park for the annual...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues! This trip was a quick and easy one just outside the city. Dr Edmund Babler Memorial...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues with the Perseid Meteor shower! The Perseid Meteor shower was expected to peak this...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues... in record summer heat! The heat of summer had set in. Temperatures in the upper 90s to...

Beginning a new mission! With my MO State Park Centennial Passport Challenge complete as well as my MO Camper Award, it was time to focus...

The details! Length: 10.3 miles Elevation gain: N/A Route type: Down river Difficulty: Easy - Medium Ozark National Scenic Riverways is...

After completing the MO National Park Passport Challenge, it was time to revisit the Ozark National Scenic Riverways one more time! This...

The details! Length: 5.5 miles Elevation gain: N/A Route type: Down river Difficulty: Easy - Medium If you visit eastern Missouri, do a...

Back on the road again, right where I belong! This time I was up at 5 AM in preparation to knock out another batch of passport locations!...

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...

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...

In addition to the centennial passport challenge, it was time to start a second challenge I am quite fond of, the Missouri Camper Award!...

After finding out that Missouri State Parks was celebrating their centennial at the same time as the National Park Service AND that...