High 90′s, high humidity — it sucks mental and physical energy like a high def camera from a battery. My first day at Route 66 State Park drained everything. So, as I crashed in the dark under covers, I considered how I could work my schedule to avoid midday heat. I made the tough move [...]
Rivers smell right. Slightly fishy, mud dense with minerals. This weekend, the Meramec State Park superintendent told me, the river ran a little high and looked murkier than usual. I had only seen it a few times, twice last summer as we entered via the Huzzah, and once more when my friends and I visited Route [...]
There are places you’d miss at Stockton State Park, places I’d never think to go see. One of the coolest things about this job is the ability to have the park superintendents drive you around for a full backstage tour. So if you’re ever at the park and want to get off the water for [...]