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...

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...

Apparently Missouri has a little secret! In addition to the State Park Centennial Passport challenge and the NPS Centennial, Missouri has...

It was finally the weekend once again so why not another campout as the unseasonably warm weather continues! The plan was simple, get...

What do you do when the weather throws you a curve ball? First off, what kind of curve ball are we talking? It's October 29th and the...

The time has once again come for the annual trout fishing trip to Montauk State Park! 3 days off to camp and participate in a grueling...

While I still had one day off, and having just come back from Rocky Mountain National Park, I decided on a trip to the brand new Echo...

Back-to-back weekends! Picking up momentum after breaking through the halfway point, this weekend was as perfect for another trip! This...

After a very long break, time to get back down to business! July 8th, after the Glacier National Park trip, I made a quick one stop trip...

Back on the road again, right where I belong! This time I was up at 5 AM in preparation to knock out another batch of passport locations!...

After a weekend off, it was time to get back into challenge mode! My goal was a lofty one, again, attempting to visit 7 more state parks...