We love being at the lake, so the off season, with it’s colder temperatures, gives us an opportunity to explore the scenery around the lake area (and even to and from the lake) via backroads without missing out on the water activities that the warmer temperatures provide. While there are occasions when you want a break from the lake for […]
From it’s start at the swampy convergence of the Little Osage, Maries des Cygnes, and Marmaton Rivers near Schell City, MO, the Osage River flows through central Missouri before draining into the Missouri River, east of Jefferson City. By building a dam near Bagnell, MO, the Osage River between Warsaw and Lake Ozark became the Lake of the Ozarks. For […]
After buying a dirt bike that is legal to ride on the roads, I have been planning routes and trails that avoid other vehicles as much as possible. Exploring back-roads and trails is interesting, fun, and hopefully will keep me from being ran over by a texting motorist. One of the possible trails I was looking at is the old […]
That does not belong there! Coming home from the lake last weekend without the family I decided to take as many back roads as possible. Gravel roads too where possible, so I could check out the leaves and such. When I got to Gasconade, MO, which I’ve never been through before, I decided to check out the river. I was […]
