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Obligatory roaring river spring photo. Hard to vis

Obligatory roaring river spring photo. Hard to visit this state park and not take a photo even though I've done it 1000 times before!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #stream @mostateparks @missouristateparks @moconservation @visitmo #spring #thatsmymo #midwestisbest

I've long looked forward to being able to amend ou

I've long looked forward to being able to amend our Saturday morning coffee shop visits with a little time on the golf course. Nothing like getting torched by a 10yr old!

For as long as I can remember this meadow has been

For as long as I can remember this meadow has been full of 12' tall ragweed in late august but this year it seems to have been replaced with wildflowers! No idea what caused this but I am 110% on board!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #flowers #wildflowers

Ozarks ingenuity at its finest... bike handlebar t

Ozarks ingenuity at its finest... bike handlebar tied to a dead tree with a dry rotted rope. Carpet scrap embedded in the mud to prevent slipping when exiting the creek!

Side note, I'm sometimes surprised with the clarity of Turkey creek given that it flows right through the center of the city and probably half the water is parking lot runoff.
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #joplin #joplinmo

I love summer nights when you can see thunderstorm

I love summer nights when you can see thunderstorms, stars, and the moon all at the same time!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #clouds #cloudporn #longexposurephotography #lightning #storm #stormphotography #lightningphotography #nightphotography #night #midwestisbest

My daughter asked if we could do another collabora

My daughter asked if we could do another collaborative painting so we did this beach scene! Oil wet on wet 18x24 canvas.
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#oilpaintings #oilpainting #williamsburgoils #allaprima #painting #art #artoftheday #landscapepainting #landscape #impressionism #impressionistart #contemporaryart #artwork #fineart #showme #showmeart #florida #destin #destinflorida #beach #beachpainting #floridapainting

When I was a kid I loved to study maps and was alw

When I was a kid I loved to study maps and was always fascinated by the giant bridge across the middle of Lake Ponchartrain, the longest continuous bridge over water in the world! My birthday present this year was to drive across it! It did not disappoint!

I collaborated with my daughter and we did this to

I collaborated with my daughter and we did this together. She mostly did the left side and I mostly did the right but we both did a little here and there. It was a super fun way to paint!

Summer is for lazily floating down the creek and s

Summer is for lazily floating down the creek and stopping at every swimming hole to play and look at fish!

Some cool clouds to the south. Maybe if we are luc

Some cool clouds to the south. Maybe if we are lucky we will get some more rain?
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #clouds #cloudporn #farmlife #farm #sunset #sunsetphtography #cumulonimbus

My plot to get the little ones into mountain bikin

My plot to get the little ones into mountain biking seems to be working!

Some fun mammatus from the storm last night! . .

Some fun mammatus from the storm last night!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #clouds #strorm #stormphotography #mammatusclouds #mammatus #cloudporn #weather

The best sunsets always seem to happen when the sk

The best sunsets always seem to happen when the sky clears from a huge storm just as the sun goes down!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #sunset #sunsetphtography #storm #farm #barn

Beautiful misty sunrise this morning!

Beautiful misty sunrise this morning!

This fun stretch of river was strewn with large ro

This fun stretch of river was strewn with large rocks and a few boulders, so it was a bit like navigating a maze! Ian took an involuntary swim!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #stream #river #kayaking #kayak #floattrip #thatsmymo

Hard to believe it's already been 10 years.

Hard to believe it's already been 10 years.

The topo map said there was a cave somewhere up th

The topo map said there was a cave somewhere up this hill. After scrambling around for awhile I was ready to give up, then Ian found this weird earth-vagina thing. So we climbed inside and found a surprisingly large room with a passageway. Further back were lots of really neat live cave formations! This was just one of several caves we explored!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #cave #cavestate #thecavestate #thatsmymo

Most of the river was remarkably clear. So clear i

Most of the river was remarkably clear. So clear in fact I dont recall ever not being able to see the bottom, even in 25' deep pools. With one interesting exception, the milky turquoise water flowing in from this cave/spring. It was so strange and beautiful! Karst topography is so fantastic.
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #stream #spring #water #landscapephotography #landscape #spring #thatsmymo

I went on the most incredible kayak trip over the

I went on the most incredible kayak trip over the weekend, took so many beautiful photos I don't even know where to start. So I'll probably share a few over the next several days!
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#missouri #ozarks #showme #mdcdiscovernature #midwest #nature #naturephotography #photography #missouri_photos #kayaking #river #stream #landscapephotography #landscape #spring

Ever since I moved out here 15 years ago I have th

Ever since I moved out here 15 years ago I have thought it would be neat to have a vineyard. Last year I turned 40 and decided to stop thinking and start doing. Might end up being a horrendous idea but I'd rather try and fail/quit than still be saying "I wish I had." years from now!

So this giant box of vines showed up last week and its finally started taking shape! If you want to follow along with this project, I created a separate page @carterhouse_vines

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