Well this is the trail head where it all began in beautiful
Meramec State Park. I hiked the South Loop on Sunday, and took my time.
Most of the the South Loop follows stream beds like this one. I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination but I would avoid this trail if there is any chance of flash flooding.
Along the way you will find many places where the rock has been carved out by mother nature.
On this lazy Sunday afternoon a still haze floated across the forest floor.
Shorty before you reach the 185 spur, you will find taller cliffs like this one.
Not sure who takes up residence in this small cave, but it is near a water source so I am sure there is no vacancy.
If you have been in the near by
Meramec Caverns a small pool like this makes you wonder just what might actually lie beneath this pool.
A bit north of the 185 spur the forest changes a bit and almost looks manicured.
You might be asking yourself, why a picture of a road. Well reaching this road was an
accomplishment for my gravity challenged self. The
contour lines on the map do not lie here, the incline gets a bit steeper. Once you hit the ridge road you are home free on a nice stroll back to the trail head.
Well this is the trail head where it all began in beautiful Meramec State Park. I hiked the South Loop on Sunday, and took my time.
Most of the the South Loop follows stream beds like this one. I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination but I would avoid this trail if there is any chance of flash flooding.
Along the way you will find many places where the rock has been carved out by mother nature.
On this lazy Sunday afternoon a still haze floated across the forest floor.
Shorty before you reach the 185 spur, you will find taller cliffs like this one.
Not sure who takes up residence in this small cave, but it is near a water source so I am sure there is no vacancy.
If you have been in the near by Meramec Caverns a small pool like this makes you wonder just what might actually lie beneath this pool.
A bit north of the 185 spur the forest changes a bit and almost looks manicured.
You might be asking yourself, why a picture of a road. Well reaching this road was an accomplishment for my gravity challenged self. The contour lines on the map do not lie here, the incline gets a bit steeper. Once you hit the ridge road you are home free on a nice stroll back to the trail head.
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