Ideas for places to visit in the Midwest
This peaceful scene is from Dogwood Canyon, a beautiful area in Southwestern Missouri. A walk through this area is complete with streams, waterfalls and scenic structures. It is worth the visit.
Be sure to check back next week for some new photos from this crazy place.
The people who own Big Cedar Lodge have an overly scenic valley down the road from their resort near Branson. This place is loaded with waterfalls, scenic bridges, overlooks and even new mill that looks like an old one. This is a little stream running under some steps in the valley.
Next week I will be visiting again for some springtime photos. Be sure to look for lots of new photos.
Click here to see my complete set of photos from Dogwood Canyon, Big Cedar Lodge and Eureka Springs.
This is a view from the deck of Devil’s Pool restaurant at Big Cedar Lodge. Big Cedar is such an interesting place that you could not run out of things to photograph. It is an old estate with beautiful buildings and interesting architecture, restaurants, golf courses and more!
One of Missouri’s most spectacular resorts is Big Cedar Lodge. This is an old 1920’s estate converted to a resort by the owner of Bass Pro Shop. The creativity of the owners is something to see. Here is a photo overlooking the Registration building towards Table Rock Lake. This early morning photo gives great lighting and the mist on the lake.
Basseting in Grubville, MO with 6 Couples (12 Basset Hounds). A local family loaned us their farm for the afternoon allowing us to hunt through the open fields, creeks and woods. The hounds spent two and a half hours in the fields before returning to the farmhouse for an early dinner before driving back to St. Louis.
See more of the hounds: https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Events/Basseting/
Zebras hanging hanging around the zoo….. I always wondered if you could put a saddle on one of these and go for a ride. Well, I looked it up.Here is your answer: https://youtu.be/RMpMxaX3Kdg
How did I get this elephant to pose? It was easy, it was feeding time and one of the keepers, off to the side, motioned for the Elephant to pose for the food. Good timing.
This is at the St. Louis Zoo, one of Americas, top zoos in an area called Rivers Edge.
You do not need to go on an expensive safari to get great animal photos. These facilities work very hard to provide a natural environment for their animals making for a nice setting.
Beautiful scenes like this have been created heavy snows in North Central United States. It takes heartier souls to get up to these areas to capture the beautiful scenery. -Photo by Mary Beth Engler
Heavy snows in Northern Wisconsin have created a “Winter Wonderland” this winter. My wife kept showing me dramatic photos from Minocqua and Door County hinting that she would like to visit the area. We discussed it with a friend who had to drive up to Baileys Harbor and, within a few days, the two were off on an adventure. Here is one of her photos of Door County’s North Bay. -Photo by Mary Beth Engler
The winter of 2019 has been particularly snowy giving St. Louisans beautiful vistas and icy roads. These benches overlook Forest Park’s Grand Basin and in the upper right hand corner of the photo you can see people sledding on Forest Park’s famous Art Hill. Any time of year, this is a popular place.
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