#hiking missouri

[oliviarosaline]

Wildflowers flourishing along a tranquil Ozarkian trail. It was a blessing to enjoy this beautiful place where the sun kissed spots of the blue forest floor and only the sound of bird songs and soft wind whispered through the trees. The blue-eyed mary (Collinsia verna) and virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) thriving on the forest floor are both native spring ephemerals found throughout the central and eastern parts of North America.

April 17th, 2023

Washington County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[vintagecamping]

A young fella returns from a successful day of fishing at Twin Island Lake with his Uncle.

Missouri

1958

[wandering-jana]

A springtime hike.

St. Francois State Park, Missouri

Spring 2024

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I have loved living in the Pacific Northwest for almost two decades, but nothing can replace the feeling of coming back to the Missouri Ozarks for a visit.

[whenthephotosstop]

[federer7]

Hitch-hiking from Joplin, Missouri, to a sawmill job in Arizona. On U.S. 66 near Weatherford, western Oklahoma. August 12, 1938

Photo: Dorothea Lange

[the-habitat-ring]

Lizard!

I freaking love lizards, and we saw several southern prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) on our hike yesterday!

[wildmanofthewood]

Need to pick up the pace

[mama-forest-witch]

I've been going on several hikes again lately, here's a few snapshots from my last one. :)

[oliviarosaline]

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

A perennial catchfly native to central and eastern North America. The bright, fiery red flowers attract ruby-throated hummingbirds to pollinate them, and sticky sepals and stems on the plant act as a trap for small insects trying to climb up it, hence the name "catchfly" for plants in this genus. It prefers somewhat dry soils and part-sun, so it can be found on rocky slopes in open woodlands, savannas, and other similar habitats.

I found this fire pink growing in open, rocky woods near blackjack oaks and other drought-tolerant species.

April 18th, 2024

St. Francois County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[fixy8ed4xys]

my photo 📷

[wandering-jana]

Little Missouri Trail

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Sept. 2022

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I really love big trees ❤️ This was one of the older northern red oaks (Quercus rubra) I saw on my hike at Engelmann Woods the other day.

[fenrislorsrai]

Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) by Peter Paplanus Via Flickr: March 1st, 2020 High of 63 degrees Fahrenheit 61 degrees Fahrenheit at capture Shortly after finding a prairie kingsnake, my friend and I looked around some tin partially buried in the sand. To both our surprise, I was standing on the tail end of this snake. The day started as calm and sunny, but by the time this snake was observed it was cloudy and windy. An attempt to find animals in this area the following weekend was made when temperatures were 5 degrees warmer and with more sun, but only an eastern garter snake was observed. Scott County, Missouri

[cheaprv]

Chesterfield, Missouri. Photo by Sid Suratia.

[placeswordsdreams]

Sac River Trail, Missouri