Weekend hiker

Santa Claus was good to me this year and got me a pair of NEOS Overshoes , the Adventurer model. I intend to use these this winter for bac...

On Wednesday, December 30th, I joined 3 other hikers from the motrails group for a day hike of the northern half of the Trace Creek section ...

I've been thinking about thermal regulation while hiking this winter. During a hike your need for insulation can change quite quickly d...

View Mudlick Trail in a larger map After I had graded the final exams I decided to spend two nights on the Mudlick Trail in Sam A Baker sta...

This past weekend I returned to Hawn State Park. Kimberly and I had visited it a few weeks ago and I was quite taken with the beauty of the...

This past weekend I took my oldest daughter, Kimberly, to Hawn State Park and we hiked the Pickle Creek trail. The Pickle Creek Natural Ar...

My brother came to visit me over Labor day weekend. He is a tarantula enthusiast and so we went hiking around various places in Missouri lo...