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Pershing State Park
I visited Pershing State Park on April 29, 2023 with a friend Kristin. As we arrived it was raining, but as we drove through the park exploring, the rain gradually stopped. We were prepared to walk in the light rain a little bit on the boardwalk trail, but as we walked the rain continued to slow. It really created a special atmosphere to the boardwalk walk which we great enjoyed. The park is located at 29277 Missouri 130, Laclede, Linn County, Missouri, and is not far from Locust Creek Covered Bridge and General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site, so you can hit several fun things at one time.
In the above video you will see us joking about a sign we saw from the distance. We were laughing about how we were "always welcome in Missouri Start Parks, but to watch for the death line!" That still makes me laugh. I had to get out of the vehicle to see what it said and it is a warning to not leave fishing line in nature as it can kill the birds.
I called this a barn and wondered if it were a mill. The map below references a "Woodland Mill" and I wonder if that is what this is called. It did not seem like anything we could park nearby and explore very well, but it looked awesome as we drove by it down to the trails.
There are lots of trails in this park that I would have liked to have explored, but we were limited on time and the weather was threatening, so we were very happy to have enjoyed part of the boardwalk trail. The trail begins at this old metal bridge like I remember crossing during my youth. I love that it is still standing and cared for by the park system.
This is the map of the park as seen on the information board. The creek that goes through the park is Locust Creek. There are trails that go through prairies too which would be great to visit during the middle to late summertime.
I enjoyed the lines of the bridge. I tried different exposures because the dark exposures go the amazing sky but the lighter exposures that got the bridge better washed out the sky. All of these photos are with my cell phone though.
The rain really added to the experience with how it glistened on the boardwalk and threatened to return and capture us out on the trail.
I had to thank the people who built the trail for us.
This tree captured our attention as it had lighter bark than the other trees that seemed to be shedding and rough.
These two trees were huge! We could not resist stopping to give them a hug. Everyone should stop and hug a tree every now and again.
It was almost as if they had recently mown the green to either side of the trail which made for a pleasant view.
This is where we turned around because we were not sure about our daylight time or any impending rain. We could have chosen to go either way to make the loop.
