Sharing the Adventure Beyond Castlewood Missouri

Photos, maps, information and links to sites for parks, trails and rivers Beyond Castlewood Missouri.
Photo: First Day Hike exploring Hickory Canyons off trail following creeks with friends on a warm-sunny January 1, 2023.

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

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

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.

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

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

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Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Myakka River State Park and, Highlands Hammock State Park.
Photo: Canopy Walkway at Myakka River State Park late June 2021.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Photo: Broken Arch in Arches National Park June 2016.

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

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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.