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No arguments here, though...https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0768.jpgSAM_0768Seriously, this thing is too big for me to get in in one shot from the dock.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0758.jpgSAM_0758https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0757.jpgSAM_0757https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0756.jpgSAM_0756https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0752.jpgSAM_0752https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0751.jpgSAM_0751https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0749.jpgSAM_07492015-06-17T00:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.com/2014/08/10/castlewood-state-park-river-scene-trail-stinging-nettle-loop-and-cedar-bluff-loop/https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0488.jpgCedar Bluff LoopA peaceful and quiet trek.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0484.jpgStinging Nettle LoopNettles, nettles, more nettles...hey, trees!https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0479.jpgRiver Scene TrailCut under the train tracks via this (apparently) really old tunnel and get up close and personal with the Meramec.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0476.jpgRiver Scene TrailAppreciate the rocks! Stand on them and feel like you're king of the world!https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sam_0474.jpgRiver Scene Trail The view from the bluffs of the River Scene Trail at Castlewood State Park.2015-04-13T01:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.com/2014/09/01/hawn-state-park-whispering-pines-north-loop/https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0516.jpgWhispering Pines TrailAt highest point of the trail, there's nothing but trees as far as the eye can see.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0515.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopIt's like something out of a brochure, isn't it? I wish my camera could do it justice.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0508.jpgWhispering Pines North TrailWho cares that it's already 3:00 and we've got 5.5 miles ahead of us? You've got to live life while you can.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0511.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopJust kidding.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0510.jpgWhispering Pine North LoopDem rocks.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0509.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopI'll take this in backyard, thanks.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0507.jpgSAM_0507https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0506.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopOkay, last one.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0505.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopPickle Creek flows clear through sandstone.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sam_0496.jpgWhispering Pines North LoopThe pines that give the trail its name stand tall. Their bark reminded me of old shingles.2015-04-13T01:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.com/2014/10/23/taum-sauk-mountain-state-park-mina-sauk-falls-trail/https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0582.jpgTaum SaukThe downward view from our break spot.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0578.jpgTaum SaukThe upwards view from our break spot.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0569.jpgTaum SaukRocks and pools near the top of Mina Sauk Falls.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0573.jpgTaum SaukA giant spider--which the internet tells me is a dark fishing spider--that is egg-filled and hardened after once losing a leg (seriously, this spider didn't give a crap).https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0568.jpgTaum SaukIs that the top of a waterfall, or what?https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0558.jpgTaum SaukWildflowers lined the trail through the glades.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0562.jpgTaum SaukCheck out dem rocks in dat glade.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0564.jpgTaum SaukA wonderful view of the rolling hills and the trees changing color.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0546.jpgTaum SaukHanging out on the highest point in Missouri.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam_0557.jpgTaum SaukAre you justiced yet, rhyolite? No? Well, I know the truth.2015-04-13T01:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.com/2015/04/13/meramec-state-park-wilderness-trail/2017-04-05T14:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.com/2014/12/16/an-update-to-my-goal/https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0641.jpgMeramec State ParkWhere did these pines come from?https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0635.jpgMeramec State ParkGlades along the trail in the warm afternoon sun.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0631.jpgMeramec State ParkWhat an unusually hot day for late October!https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0627.jpgMeramec State ParkWoah, is that a stock wallpaper from Windows XP? Nah, just Missouri!https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0626.jpgMeramec State ParkThe trickle of water along with the sound of falling leaves made for a tranquil moment.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0617.jpgMeramec State ParkThe cave and its creek made a great place to stop and enjoy the scenery.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0610.jpgMeramec State ParkA cave along the trail cooled the air around it, but was off-limits due to the White Nose disease the has affected countless bats in Missouri.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0605.jpgMeramec State ParkTall trees bursting with color fill the park.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0602.jpgMeramec State ParkEvery good hiking trail needs a tree covered in fungus.https://hikerintraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sam_0590.jpgMeramec State ParkWhat's that? Be Bear Aware?2015-02-03T22:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://hikerintraining.comdaily1.02017-04-05T14:31:21+00:00