James Baughn was the webmaster of seMissourian.com and its sister newspapers for 20 years. On the side, he maintained even more sites, including Bridgehunter.com, LandmarkHunter.com, TheCapeRock.com, and Humorix. Baughn passed away in 2020 while doing one of the things he loved most: hiking in Southeast Missouri. Here is an archive of his writing about hiking and nature in our area.

Blog without words: First hint of fall colors at Cape LaCroix Bluffs Conservation Area

Posted Monday, September 26, 2011, at 10:31 AM

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When I was a kid, my buddies and I decided we'd keep walking upstream until we got to the very starting point of Cape LaCroix Creek. As the years went by, I've managed to see every inch of the current creek.

I didn't realize until I was on the top of the cement plant last fall that there are still some old oxbows on the property that indicated that it did go south of the present outfall.

Thanks for this account. I'm looking forward to seeing the old Cape LaCroix Creek based on your directions.

-- Posted by ksteinhoff on Mon, Sep 26, 2011, at 10:34 PM

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