The St. Francois River runs through the St. Francois Mountains in SE Missouri, and makes a delightful place for water fun. It has a rocky bottom making the water pretty clear. Families of all ages were swimming, using float toys and kayaks to enjoy a break from the heat. We found a shady spot near…

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05/16/2024 – 06/16/2024 We added a new state — Kentucky! — to our Usain trip map after our most recent adventure. Neither of us had been to Kentucky before so we wanted to spend a few weeks there to get to know it after making stops in Missouri and the Egyptian Hills area. It was…

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