I wish there was a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. Sadly, there is not. However, there is one Missouri hike that will reward your efforts with the sight of an abandoned rock quarry and it's worth the trip.
When it comes to state parks, America has some iconic ones. One of the most prestigious outdoors websites just named an epic Missouri trail as one of the top 15 in America.
I know that people see objects in nature that look like something else and most of the time it's wacky. In this case, I think it's absolutely accurate to say that a rock along a wild Missouri biking trail really does look like a whale. It seriously does.
Are you up for an adventure? Would you like to make it happen on a bike? That will be a possibility in the very near future as there's a bike trail that will cross all of America and it's coming straight through Illinois.
Saying something is like "Heaven" is high praise considering that most of us have never been there. However, that's exactly what's been said about a nature trail near St. Louis.
It's one thing to hike a Missouri trail. It's yet another to do it at night. There's a growing trend of nocturnal adventures, but is it serene or Blair Witch Project?