Posts made in 2009

Natural Bridge Hollow

Posted on Nov 30, 2009 in Daily Grind, Day / Weekend Trips | 0 comments

Natural Bridge Hollow

Saturday I went hiking with Matt and my cousin Logan. We decided to try and locate the natural bridge in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. If you read this blog regularly you may remember last winter when Matt and I tried to find this without success. This time I came prepared with gps coordinates and...

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Best Seat in the House

Posted on Nov 25, 2009 in Daily Grind, Photography | 1 comment

Saturday night Andy and I went to a bball game at my alma mater. Thanks to some of my special connections I was able to take some courtside shots. Although since we were sitting on the 3rd row it really wasn’t even necessary to go courtside to get them. Here are a few of the pics (click them...

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The Mountains

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in All About Me, My Thoughts On... | 2 comments

I’ve always loved the mountains. When I was about 5 or 6, my mom’s entire side of the family took a road trip out to Colorado, and I was very excited to see real mountains first hand. We drove through the night, eventually stopping for breakfast at a Village Inn in the dark hours of...

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Grant's Birthday

Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Daily Grind | 1 comment

Each and every year there is a period between Aug 1 and Oct 25 where I am a year older (and wiser) than Grant. I always enjoy this time of year because it makes me feel superior and when we are planning something or having a discussion and things aren’t going my way, I can always pull out the...

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Carl Junction Bike Trail

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 in Joplin/4-States | 2 comments

Since it was nice out last night I decided to check out the new bike trail in Carl Junction. It’s called the Thoms Station Trail and I became aware of it when Grant and I discovered the bridge while kayaking. As I understand it, when the Ruby Jack trail is complete it will connect to the...

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