Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Don Robinson State Park, MO


ABOUT THE PARK:
Don Robinson State Park - Missouri State Parks
Missouri's Next State Park Is Gift From Man Who Sold Spot Remover - St. Louis Post Dispatch
Don Robinson - KETC Living St. Louis

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 38.391815, -90.695295
I parked at the top of the hill near Don Robinson's house so that I would not have to pass my car going from one trail to the other making it one continuous hike.

TRAIL MAPS:
Sandstone Canyon Trail - Missouri State Parks
LaBarque Hills Trail - Missouri State Parks

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HIKE DISTANCE:  7.6 miles

THE HIKE:
Walking down the exit drive to the trail head on the right for ...
... the Labarque Hills Trail.
Either way for the loop part; we went left.
At the fork, left on a side trail to a high point with benches.
Continuing on around the loop.
A bear was here.
Old stone wall.
At the end of the loop, left to retrace back to the trail head.
Coming up on the park road ...
... and crossing straight over to ...
... the Sandstone Canyon Trail.
The first .6 mile is paved and I don't think that is included in the trail length.
The paved trail continues to the left and will be the return route.  Behind this fence ...
... the red blazes and dirt trail begin.
A shortcut trail for those who so desire.  We stayed on red the for full loop.
Something caught Brodie's attention and I figured it was a chipmunk that disappeared into a hole.
Turns out it was a turtle that I would have never noticed had Brodie not honed in on him.
The other end of the shortcut connector trail.
We found a spot off the trail with a canyon view for our break.
Continuing on.
An old dam mostly broken and crumbling.
Meeting back up with the paved trail.
We continued right then ...
... left in between the parking sections ...
... to Don Robinson's grave site,
Don Robinson's eternal view.
Heading back down to ...
... Don Robinson's house.
Brodie's backpack litter haul.
Back at grandma's house ...
... for a nap on the patio.


2 comments:

  1. Another great hike. Don Robinson had a beautiful home. Love seeing the wildflowers. Brodie is so cute! What a great hiking companion. Thanks for sharing! Joanne from NJ

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  2. Glad you made it safe & sound & were rewarded w/a rain-free day. It really looked like a nice hike. Hope those some of those pretty wildflowers make it over to VA soon. Congrats to Brodie on his turtle-discovery, too.

    Linda

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