The fifth, but not final, trip of the year would close out my 18th MO State Camper Award! This trip was to a new location as far as...

The fourth trip of the year would take me back to Trail of Tears State Park in southeast Missouri! This park is dedicated to the Native...

My hunt for my 18th Missouri Camper Award brought me, again, to Mark Twain Lake State Park just in time for the annual Perseid Meteor...

Alaska and the Last Frontier! Friday July 13th, 2018 Day 1, the journey of a lifetime begins!! This is it, the trip I've been waiting my...

It was an impromptu trip, much like many of my trips, to say the least! After what seemed like the longest winter on record, the first...

With the weather.... better than it was and a fever to get back to camping, it was time to start the quest for the 18th camper award! The...

Zion National Park; Mukuntuweap, place of the straight up lands! Saturday October 21st, 2017 The journey begins! As many trips begin, day...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award ends!! The final trip of the year for the second MO Camper Award! Montauk State Park for the annual...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues! This trip was a quick and easy one just outside the city. Dr Edmund Babler Memorial...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues with the Perseid Meteor shower! The Perseid Meteor shower was expected to peak this...

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues... in record summer heat! The heat of summer had set in. Temperatures in the upper 90s to...

Beginning a new mission! With my MO State Park Centennial Passport Challenge complete as well as my MO Camper Award, it was time to focus...

After completing the MO National Park Passport Challenge, it was time to revisit the Ozark National Scenic Riverways one more time! This...

The time has come! Time to make the final push to knock out the last park of the MO National Park Passport Challenge! The mission was a...

The time has come! Time to make the final push to knock out the west half of the state in the MO Centennial Passport Challenge! Saturday...

It was time to get back into action! After a very disappointing, snowless winter.... The goal was to try to complete the first half of...

It's hard to believe that, while living so close to the Gateway Arch, I haven't been here in quite a long time! Unfortunately there...

Continuing to knock out parks here and there, it was time to REALLY finish off the east half of the state! This single stop trip was to...

Getting back into the swing of things, it was time to finish off the east half of the state! This single stop trip was to Graham Cave...

It is time to get back into action! Time to get back into action and knock a few more State Parks off the Passport challenge list! The...