Well, unfortunately the planned trips mentioned in the previous post didn’t happen. The weather here got pretty bad for a little bit, and I got busy with work. Today is the first day back to campus life until May, so I’m not holding on to any hope of being able to go anytime soon. We shall see how well I’m able to tear myself away from the mountains of books and notes early spring.
Until then… enjoy your winter!
Sometime between now and January 17th, I have three new parks I intend to go shoot.
Hawn State Park, which is about an hour and a half away, and features a 10 mile trail, which was constructed in 1976 with the help of the Ozark Chapter of the Sierra Club. Evidently there is bobcat and wild turkey in the area. While I’d love to get some nice shots of both, I’m not sure I really want to be confronted with either.
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The Taum Sauk State Park, where Mina Sauk Falls is located, is nearly three hours from me, so for this trip I opted to camp out. It was a very cold December, it had previously snowed in the area, and what wasn’t covered with snow, was frozen. Slept in my car that night (thank the Chevy gods for auto start!) in one of the most beautiful (albeit small) campgrounds I’d ever seen. It was just stunning; heavily wooded with a small, frozen pond just across the road from my spot. I headed out to the trail first thing Sunday morning, in search of the “tallest waterfall in Missouri.” The trail itself was incredibly rocky, obvious remnants of the Ozarks, and lined with the St Francois mountains. In fact, St Francois State Park and Taum Sauk looked very much alike. I will be going back here in the Spring, without doubt. More about this beautiful wonder can be found here.
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There was a rumor that the next morning would be a foggy one. I do so love shooting fog. It has the ability to transform almost any landscape into something mystical and beautiful. I rose at 4 a.m the next morning eager to go shoot. Since I live in the city however, I was not immediately confronted with it. I waited around until 5:30-ish, and headed out to Gray Summit, Missouri to the Shaw Nature Reserve, nearly an hour away. I was literally racing the sunrise on my drive there.
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I’d never been to Babler, but was interested in exploring something new. I was primarily looking for some unique features, and didn’t exactly find that here. However, the hike was peaceful and beautiful nonetheless. In my opinion there’s no such thing as a wasted hike. More about this history-filled spot can be found here.
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