A somewhat brief history of Jackson railroads (05/17/12)
Mudlick Hollow much more interesting than Mudlick Mountain (05/07/12)
One Horse Gap is more than the name suggests (04/30/12)
Follow the not-so-yellow brick road (04/09/12)
Crawl into a canyon (04/03/12)
Blog without words: Union Pacific 844 crosses the Mississippi River at Thebes (03/28/12)
Blog without words: Early spring scenes around Cape Girardeau (03/14/12)
River to River Trail Society announces spring hiking schedule (03/09/12)
The Bulge Hole: Every bit as peculiar as the name (03/07/12)
Blog without words: Low water at Cape Rock (03/06/12)
Blog without words: Exploring the Cape riverfront during low water (02/28/12)
Did Charles Dickens visit Cape Girardeau? (02/18/12)
Spelling hasn't been a Missouri strong suit (02/14/12)
Some good news about a bridge for a change (02/11/12)
Ship 1, Bridge 0 (01/30/12)
A not-so-brief history of Fruitland (01/25/12)
Another oddity in the Shawnee National Forest (01/23/12)
Update: Causeway to Devil's Island has partially collapsed (01/08/12)
Look what I found at 37.41757, -89.34629 (01/04/12)
Visit another ancient concrete highway (12/28/11)
More from the Christmas Country Church Tour (12/18/11)
Blog with some words: Christmas Country Church Tour 2011 (12/15/11)
Bonus sights at Garden of the Gods (11/29/11)
What's left of the oldest concrete highway in Missouri (11/25/11)
Blog without words: Veterans Day flag display at Cape County Park North (11/11/11)
See the snake-less Snake Road (11/07/11)
The Cardinals won the World Series? That's just crazy talk! (10/31/11)
Quick, steal this idea! (10/20/11)
Fall Foliage Finder Feature 2011 (10/10/11)
Where can you find sand dunes and cactus in Missouri? (10/05/11)
Blog without words: First hint of fall colors at Cape LaCroix Bluffs Conservation Area (09/26/11)
Tall trees, short trail (09/13/11)
Take a drive on a gravel superhighway (08/30/11)
Take a journey to The Promised Land (08/24/11)
St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 5) (08/10/11)
St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 4) (08/05/11)
See the aftermath of a wildfire (08/02/11)
St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 3) (08/01/11)
St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 2) (07/27/11)
Blog without words: Another crop of sunflowers at Maintz Wildlife Preserve (07/22/11)
St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 1) (07/20/11)
Conquer Missouri's third-highest peak (07/08/11)
The bridges of St. Louis (07/06/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 6) (07/01/11)
Visit the newest tourist attraction in Southeast Missouri (06/17/11)
Guided tour of the New Madrid Floodway, after the flood (06/15/11)
The death trap at Old Appleton will soon be demolished (06/09/11)
Chasing the steam train (Part 3) (06/08/11)
Chasing the steam train (Part 2) (06/07/11)
Chasing the steam train (Part 1) (06/06/11)
Field guide to the Union Pacific steam train (06/03/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 5) (06/01/11)
Let the de-beautification begin on Bloomfield Road (05/31/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 4) (05/20/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 3) (05/16/11)
Guided tour of the New Madrid Floodway, before the flood (05/11/11)
Be careful what you wish for (05/09/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 2) (05/05/11)
More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (05/02/11)
Blog without words: Springtime at Apple Creek Conservation Area (04/22/11)
A visit to Bork's Waterfall requires a bit of planning (04/19/11)
Blog without words: Castor River Shut-ins (04/06/11)
Go hiking at Murtaugh Park (04/01/11)
Don't forget to visit Cedar Bluff at Ferne Clyffe State Park (03/25/11)
Waterfall Trail lives up to its billing (03/18/11)
Update on Devil's Island (03/11/11)
The bluff that never ends (03/03/11)
Lithium loses its claim to fame (but gains another) (02/24/11)
Where the pavement really, really ends (02/21/11)
Blog without words: The big thaw begins at Piney Creek Ravine near Chester, Illinois (02/17/11)
The surprise at McClure (02/14/11)
Come for the view, stay for the natural arches (02/04/11)
Welcome to Armadillo Acres, again (01/21/11)
Testing the Thebes Bridge (01/17/11)
Why does Cape County have two courthouses? (01/14/11)
Thousands and thousands of geese (and a bald eagle) (01/10/11)
"How long have you been following it?" (01/06/11)
Cold, blustery winter weather? Not a problem! (12/30/10)
Blog without words: Icicles at Cove Hollow Trail near Pomona, Illinois (12/23/10)
Woo-hoo, this website is turning 14 years old! (12/17/10)
Blog without words: Juden Creek Conservation Area (12/10/10)
Visit a National Forest hiking trail only a short distance from Cape (12/07/10)
The point of no return (12/02/10)
Mantle Rock: Easy hike, difficult drive (11/24/10)
Blog without words: Cape Rock Park (11/12/10)
The Southeast Missouri version of Hoover Dam (11/10/10)
Visit the Max Creek "Vortex" (10/28/10)
The oldest state park in Illinois (10/20/10)
Fun-filled Fall Foliage Finder Feature 2010 (10/18/10)
Good news and bad news for Ferne Clyffe State Park (10/14/10)
Visit Bald Knob Cross -- the hard way (10/07/10)
Cheapskate weekend (10/01/10)
Recap of the reenactment (09/29/10)
All about Academic Hall (09/24/10)
Another version of the Mina Sauk legend (09/20/10)
Visit Missouri's tallest waterfall (09/17/10)
Round-up of upcoming events (09/16/10)
The Missouri version of Romeo and Juliet (09/15/10)
First, park your car at the goat herder's cabin (09/14/10)
Two lakes for the price of one (09/10/10)
Easy hike, difficult staircase (09/08/10)
Belmont, Missouri: Where the pavement really ends (08/16/10)
Missouri versus Kentucky: The 1870 smackdown (08/10/10)
Where the river drives a thousand mapmakers crazy (07/30/10)
Common Pleas Courthouse was almost demolished 70 years ago (07/13/10)
Sunflowers in bloom again (07/08/10)
It's a sinkhole AND a spring, plus a rock tumbler at no extra charge (07/06/10)
Missouri springs: Cool places that don't involve hiking (06/22/10)
"There's no telling" (06/16/10)
We should bring back the "City of Roses" (06/09/10)
Giant City safe for summer hiking (06/07/10)
Helpful summer travel tips (06/04/10)
Learn history through street signs (05/24/10)
Good news and bad news for Missouri state parks (05/20/10)
Lose weight as you dodge raindrops and thunderbolts (05/17/10)
Turn off the beaten path at Hamburg Hill (05/10/10)
Don't get lost at Panther Den Wilderness (04/23/10)
Introducing the Pavement Ends Trip Planner Thingamajig (04/15/10)
Hike along Cedar Lake (04/12/10)
Gold discovered in Wayne County! (04/01/10)
Bald Knob Cross looks different this Easter (03/29/10)
Attention, Kelso: You're not going to like this (03/26/10)
Cape Girardeau's most obscure historic landmark (03/24/10)
Hike to a man-made canyon (03/18/10)
Visit the "other" Iron Mountain (03/16/10)
Seventy-Six, Missouri: Even number, odd name (03/02/10)
"Deep, soft, fathomless mud" (03/01/10)
Murder, suicide, or none of the above? (02/25/10)
Welcome to Armadillo Acres (02/22/10)
Lies, damned lies, and speed limit signs (02/19/10)
Drive on the oldest road in Missouri (02/15/10)
More accounts of the Bloomfield Road (02/03/10)
Roadtrip on the Bloomfield Road, 2010 edition (01/21/10)
A 1920 roadtrip on the Bloomfield Road (01/18/10)
Cape Riverwalk: Fitness club with no membership dues (01/12/10)
Solution to the Bloomfield Road dilemma (12/28/09)
Ugly season? Hardly! (12/22/09)
Visit the smallest "village" in the U.S. (12/07/09)
Devil's Elbow is another oddball Missouri name (11/19/09)
Stuff to see on 66 (11/11/09)
All the fall foliage you can photograph (10/23/09)
Take the Dead Governors' Tour (Part 2) (10/22/09)
Take the Dead Governors' Tour (10/20/09)
What does Cape Girardeau have in common with a small town in Ohio? (10/15/09)
Everything you wanted to know about New Bourbon, Missouri (09/30/09)
Old Appleton Bridge listed on the National Register (09/03/09)
Tour of the Tour of Missouri bike route (08/31/09)
Sunflowers in bloom at Maintz Wildlife Preserve (08/03/09)
Bad Engineering -- Next 1 Million Miles (07/31/09)
Mammoth Spring: Only 500 feet from Missouri (07/28/09)
Unexpected bonus in Ohio (07/20/09)
Rocky Falls: It's a rocky falls, what more can I say? (07/06/09)
Google isn't perfect: Mount Tabor and other oddities (07/02/09)
Johnson's Shut-ins: Same shut-ins, much different park (06/23/09)
Pssst... Wanna buy a bridge? (06/11/09)
Johnson's Shut-Ins reopens this weekend (06/05/09)
Historic markers at every corner (05/27/09)
Answers to the Impossible Quiz (05/20/09)
The Impossible Quiz (05/15/09)
Sand Cave offers plenty to explore (04/29/09)
Bonus places to visit this weekend (04/23/09)
Drive on the oldest concrete highway in Missouri (04/16/09)
Visit Missouri's largest sandstone canyons (04/09/09)
Holy cow! Road signs spotted in Pope County, Illinois (04/06/09)
I've got your Economic Stimulus Plan right here (03/18/09)
Pomona Natural Bridge is a must-see Illinois landmark (03/13/09)
Cave Creek Valley offers rocks, swamps and history (03/12/09)
The Bridges of Bollinger County (02/06/09)
The "other" inauguration: The best laid plans... (01/13/09)
The "other" inauguration: reporting live from Jeff City (01/12/09)
The Emerson Bridge: Five years later (12/11/08)
The ultimate state park (12/03/08)
The quiz is over, put your pencils down (11/19/08)
Welcome to Deer Season (11/14/08)
Beware of unexpected trail junctions (11/07/08)
Invasion of the (Out-of-State) Body Snatchers (10/31/08)
Lon Sanders Canyon has rocks, water and foliage (10/22/08)
Tuesday odds and ends (10/14/08)
Magnolia Hollow: A nice diversion on the way to St. Louis (10/10/08)
Visit the Illinois version of the Grand Canyon (10/08/08)
Walk on rocks that are 1.4 billion years old (10/02/08)
One man's rust is another man's state historic site (09/23/08)
Afraid of heights? Don't read this (09/18/08)
The Bridges of Madison County... Missouri (09/03/08)
Is it Whitewater River or Whitewater Creek? (08/27/08)
Greer Spring holds second place, but is still impressive (08/22/08)
Visit a swamp in the mountains (08/15/08)
Falling Spring: The name says it all (08/12/08)
Brief guide to rails-to-trails projects in Missouri and Illinois (08/01/08)
Replacing rails with trails (07/29/08)
Disaster averted at one of Missouri's covered bridges (07/28/08)
Cape Girardeau isn't the only "cape" around here (07/25/08)
Answers to the quiz (07/23/08)
Cape Girardeau's government will turn 200 years old this Wednesday (07/21/08)
Daniel Boone burial plaque stolen (Update: Suspect caught) (07/07/08)
Shawnee National Forest wants to start charging user fees (06/30/08)
View the river from a safe distance (06/20/08)
A secret place in Wayne County (06/11/08)
Behold the power of Google (06/04/08)
Ten more state parks I'd like to see created (05/29/08)
The Artesian Wells of Bollinger County (05/23/08)
Top Ten state parks I'd like to see created (05/15/08)
Missouri has a new park: "Current River State Park" (05/13/08)
A slice of Colorado in Missouri (05/12/08)
Not Your Town: Original site of New Madrid (04/23/08)
Not Your Town: Point Rest, Missouri (04/14/08)
You won't find any flooding here (04/07/08)
Not Your Town: Gads Hill, Missouri (04/01/08)
Take a dam tour (03/28/08)
Castor River Shut-ins more spectacular in off-season (03/26/08)
Visit Missouri's deepest natural pond (02/29/08)
Piney Creek Ravine has prehistoric rock art (and modern graffiti) (11/06/07)
Trail of Tears an easy choice for fall foliage (10/26/07)
LaRue-Pine Hills features bluffs, swamps -- and snakes (09/28/07)
Visit a lead mine in Missouri or crystal mines in Arkansas (09/26/07)
Old Greenville Days this weekend (09/12/07)
Attention bargain hunters (08/30/07)
Artificial scenery (08/28/07)
What a busy weekend (08/20/07)
Schnurbusch Karst Window is a window... on karst (08/08/07)
The Armchair Guide to Bridge Inspections (08/03/07)
Castor River Shut-ins no longer a secret (07/26/07)
Watch your step (07/20/07)
More than you ever wanted to know about the old Cape bridge (07/17/07)
Wonder of the World? Almost. (07/09/07)
Drive across the historic metal bridges of Southeast Missouri (07/05/07)
Go exploring in Cape County (06/21/07)
Driving to St. Louis? Take the scenic route (06/08/07)
Visit a waterfall in Illinois (06/01/07)
Put the "Sport" back in Sport Utility Vehicle (05/30/07)