Podcasting duo voices passion for the outdoors If you know Brandon Butler and Nathan “Shags” McLeod, you know their love for the outdoors. Chances are if you’ve only ever heard their award-winning, weekly podcast, “Driftwood Outdoors,” then you know all about the...
Linda Overton stands in a 30-acre pollinator plot of partridge peas and goldenrod she and her husband, Bob, established on their Grundy County farm. Trees can do a lot to enhance property for landowners in the right conditions. For people, they provide shade and...
The arc of Chuck Edwards’ life has always followed twin themes: history and art. A keen eye for detail led him to pursue western art as a portraitist. After firing a friend’s flintlock rifle for the first time, his artistic inspiration changed with a flash and a bang....
Like a lot of people locked down during Missouri’s COVID-19 shutdown, Wade Gaylord couldn’t wait to get outside. Once restrictions lifted, he loaded up his bike and hit the trail. “I was fortunate to buy my bike off Craigslist just before I got laid off from my...
If you’re looking for an autumn outdoor adventure in the Ozarks, there are lots of possibilities. At the top of the list are two old favorites: a relaxing float with a fishing pole and a walk in the woods amid the changing leaves. And if you just can’t decide between...
Family vacations can be big adventures: Big trips, big sights and big costs. It’s not often a fourth grader can foot the bill for part of a group excursion — especially in one of our national parks — but that’s exactly what the Every Kid Outdoors program is designed...
A homesteading family blends old-fashioned practices with a modern twist The fog is still clinging to the pines as the morning sun and Missouri’s infamous humidity begin to rise. Bees are buzzing around the zinnias. There are goats to be milked, tomatoes to can and...
Fall in love with Missouri’s waterfalls Waterfalls evoke images of distant lands. Angel Falls of Venezuela. Victoria Falls in Africa. The mighty waterfalls fl owing into fjords of Scandinavia. Those that come to mind stateside are likely Niagara, Yosemite or...
Tandem Fly Outfitters takes fishing to the limit by Zach Smith | zsmith@ruralmissouri.coop Kris Nelson’s life has been an interesting journey. His fervor for fishing has charted a course from one side of the country to the other, but it’s always led home to southwest...
Celebrating Missouri’s longest trail by Zach Smith | zsmith@ruralmissouri.coop The trek started 30 years ago with boots on the ground and a camera in his backpack. Somewhere along the way, the Ozark Trail got into Don Massey’s blood. A retired landscape designer by...