http://earth.michellex.com An exploration & celebration of our nation's state parks Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://earth.michellex.com/2009/07/st-francois-state-park/ http://earth.michellex.com/2009/07/st-francois-state-park/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:00:23 +0000 michellex http://earth.steelveils.com/?p=128 St. Francois State Park is just one those magnificent places I can never get enough of. I often refer to it as "my heart." When visiting, you really get a feel for the Ozark terrain. Vast forests, rolling hills, fascinating rock formations and glades make up this 2,000 acre beauty, and I can never get enough of it (I know I said that already). There is something truly awe inspiring to be surrounded with such marvelous, undefaced nature. There are times along the Pike Run trail that every horizon is met with enormous hills and trees. When I visited...]]> http://earth.michellex.com/2009/07/st-francois-state-park/feed/ 1