Climbing

I am a big fan of having my feet firmly planted on Earth. That's just me. I've never been a fan of heights and I don't plan to start now which is why I'll likely never go to the best place to climb in Missouri that's allegedly near Columbia.

There are many lookout towers in our national forests that are off-limits. However, there is one in Missouri that you really can climb and the view from the top of it is stellar.

I will admit that it's tempting and likely worth the climb, but you probably shouldn't adventure to the top of an old 100-foot fire lookout tower that I found in Missouri.

I've been to Columbia, Missouri maybe a million times in my life. Truth is I lived there for a period of time. But, I never knew there were epic bluffs and a creek in a park literally 5 minutes from the city until now.

I grew up in Missouri thinking it was just a state next to the Mississippi River. Boy, was I wrong. As it turns out, Missouri is also a 14,000 foot mountain in Colorado. They should teach this in school.