Sharing the Adventure Beyond Castlewood Missouri

Photos, maps, information and links to sites for parks, trails and rivers Beyond Castlewood Missouri.
Photo: High Falls State Park on a cloudy day in January.
Beyond Castlewood - August 29, 2017
Rockford Beach Park on the Big River in Jefferson County, Missouri.
Beyond Castlewood - December 28, 2015
Castor River Shut-Ins - Missouri's only known pink granite shut-ins. Located east of Fredericktown, Missouri.
Beyond Castlewood - December 24, 2015
Waterfalls on a rainy day in the LaBarque Creek Conservation Area December 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - November 19, 2015
Water falling from a hole in the creek bed above after a couple days of rain. LaBarque Creek Conservation Area. November 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - November 16, 2015
Falling Spring located 10 miles south of Winona/US60 on MO19
Beyond Castlewood - October 27, 2015
Meigs Falls on Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Beyond Castlewood - September 16, 2015
Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River in The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Labor Day weekend 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - September 16, 2015
Alberta Falls .8 miles from the Glacier Gorge Trailhead on Bear Lake road in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Beyond Castlewood - July 16, 2015
Overflow cascade at Meramec Spring Park, 21880 Meramec Spring Drive, St. James, Missouri. July 2015
Beyond Castlewood - July 14, 2015
Piney Falls in Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee - June 2015
Beyond Castlewood - July 10, 2015
Pickle Creek while hiking the Pickle Creek Trail in Hawn State Park after a week of rain. July 2015
Beyond Castlewood - July 4, 2015
Cane Creek Falls - Fall Creek Falls State Park - June 2015
Beyond Castlewood - July 3, 2015
Hiked 2.5 miles from the trail head located at the back end of Cades Cove to Abrams Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, June, 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - July 3, 2015
Burgess Falls in the rain after a night of heavy thunderstorms. July 2015
Beyond Castlewood - June 14, 2015
Fall Creek Falls in Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee
Rainbow in the mist of Cane Creek Falls in Fall Creek Falls State Park
Beyond Castlewood - April 24, 2015
Mina Sauk Falls on the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. April 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - April 23, 2015
Castor River Shut-Ins - Missourl's only known pink granite shut-ins. Located east of Fredericktown, Missouri.
Beyond Castlewood - January 4, 2015
The creeks were full while hiking the Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail from Hwy A to Goggins on a rainy day in January 2015.
Beyond Castlewood - September 30, 2014
Abrams Falls, 2.5 miles from the trail head located at the back end of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, September, 2014.
Beyond Castlewood - April 6, 2014
Waterfall on the Blair Creek Section of the Ozark Trail.

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Photo: Castlewood bluffs overlooking the Meramec River Saturday after a snow storm Friday, February 16. The snow was melting fast in the warm sunny afternoon.

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Africa - Morocco

Marrakech and Imlil - Morocco
Photo: Overlooking Marrakech, Morocco December 2022.

California - Yosemite NP

Photo: Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park on a hot day in late June 2016.

Canada - British Columbia

Hiked to the first peak of Stawamus Chief with my son and his dog on National Trails day. Squamish, British Columbia
Photo: View of the Stawamus Chief second peak from the first. The hike to the first peak is a 1.5 kilometre trail with an elevation gain of 540 meters.

Colorado - Rocky Mountain NP

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Photo: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park September 2015.

Europe

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London UK - Sicily and Palermo, Italy - Munich, Germany
Photo: Faraglioni di Scopello, Sicily. - Hiking seven kilometers along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Zingaro Nature Reserve, Sicily.

Florida Parks and Beaches

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Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Myakka River State Park and, Highlands Hammock State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park.
Photo: Spring and swimming area at Rainbow Springs State Park. January 2024.

Georgia

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High Falls State Park and Cloudland Canyon State Park
Photo: Hemlock Falls at Cloudland Canyon State Park on a cloudy afternoon January 12, 2022.

Idaho

Shoshone Falls and Salmon River
Photo: Hint of a second rainbow in the mist of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Illinois Parks, Hikes and Historic Sites

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Photo: Panther Den Wilderness on the River to River Trail in the Shawnee National Forest the last day of 2021.

Missouri Parks, Rivers and Hikes

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Photo: Hickory Canyons - Box canyons, waterfalls and creeks located less than a mile from two trailheads located on either side of Sprott Road.

Missouri Springs, Mills and Historic Sites

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Photo: Greer Spring, The second largest spring in Missouri with an average daily flow of 222 million gallons from two outlets about 250 feet apart. The spring is 0.9 miles from the trailhead located about 8 miles north of Alton, Missouri on Highway 19.

Oregon

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Cannon Beach and waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Photo: Multnomah Falls, 611 feet tall and located off of I-84 just 30-minute east of Portland, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Tennessee National and State Parks

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fall Creek Falls, Cummins Falls and Burgess Falls State Park.
Photo: Cummins Falls, nine miles north of Cookeville, Tennessee on the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River.

Utah - Arches NP

Photo: Broken Arch in Arches National Park June 2016.

Washington, Pacific North West

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Photo: Kalaloch Beach on the Pacific Ocean by the Kalaloch Lodge in the Olympic National Park.

Wyoming - Grand Teton - Yellowstone

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Photo: Wanting to get away from the crowded holiday weekend in Yellowstone, Friday afternoon my son and I went to a ranger station to register for a backcountry permit. There were several sites available, from a mile to a 10 mile hike in. We chose Backcountry Campsite 2H4 on Hellroaring Creek, two-and-a-half miles from the Hellroaring Trailhead. The trail was easy to follow, crossing the Yellowstone River on a foot bridge and passing small herds of bison and pronghorn along the way.