Silver Mines Recreational Area, One of our Favorite Natural Retreats

Slipping and Sliding at Silver Mines…I WISH!

Oh the warm lazy summer days…this yucky, cold, rainy day has me dreaming of summer again. Sigh why we must endure winter for only too short of a summer! Yep, I am a true summer girl, born smack dab in the middle of it. You can give me a watermelon, garden hose, and a shade tree and you have made my day.

Well since my birthday is smack dab in the middle of summer, I usually have an amazing birthday ADVENTURE. Since this past summer, I celebrated my last 20 something birthday (shhhh don’t tell everyone I am getting old) we slipped the day away at Silver Mines Recreational Area.

I must declare this is one of Missouri’s well-hidden jewels and one of our favorite nature retreats. I had seen a few pictures of the place, heard talk of it, but after doing research, I knew it was our kind of place. Continue to Read More