#steemitozarks

It's been a wild week here in the ozarks!! It was 60 degrees last week and today we got about 3 inches of snow and had winds around the 15mph area! I managed to get outside for a few minutes and took a

Back in may myself and @melodyrussell took the scenic route to see her mom for Mothers Day! Both of our kids were with my mom and dad spending the day shopping 100 miles in the other direction and knew

@melodyrussell has had the week off from work and decided we were taking the kids camping for two nights down at the river!! We just got the camper pulled down here and set up!! Time for a little relaxation!!

Last week along with @melodyrussell and @kayla.denise we went in search of some red clover blooms and decided to stop at Rocky Falls on the way back! I just happened to have the tripod with me so I took

We’re getting ready to head to our favorite river for the weekend to float and camp this weekend!! @hethur240 is coming along to guard the camp spot while we’re on the river!! We will be MIA for the next

This was taken back in the Fall of last year at one of our favorite places to hike!!! Prairie Hollow Gorge!!! It's located east of Eminence Missouri and features 100 foot canyon walls which are just below

This morning, I was very grateful to have some free time to spend with a couple great friends of mine and some of our dogs! :) @hethur240 and @tiredmama along with her adorable baby girl Eden, and I made

We took one of our favorite float trips with a couple good friends a few weekends ago and @adrianecastaneda's son Mayan spotted these 2 gar in relatively shallow water and i just happened to bring our

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I did a little blogging about this beautiful place back in July, and this is one of the shots that I didn't use in that particular blog entry. I'm not really sure if this place has an official name, but

If you follow me or @jasonrussell, I'm sure you've noticed that we love our local river, The Jacks Fork! It's just a short drive outside of our hometown of Mountain View, Missouri. We finally got to take

We floated the Jacks Fork River this weekend and camped overnight at Baucher's landing. I took this photo about 2 or 3 hours after the sun had actually risen, but at this point, it was just starting to

One of our favorite hikes is about 15-20 minutes away from my hometown. We drive on gravel roads out to an access point on the Jacks Fork River where Ebb and Flow Spring runs into the river. We begin our

Alley Springs is one of the most photographed places in Missouri. I have taken at least 10 sets of portraits at this location and one day back in 2012 I got to the mill before the clients were suppose

I have shared a few photo's from here a few months ago i think but i just decided to share this 7 second video of Sinking Creek and Echo Bluff. This place is the center of SOOO much controversy it's not

Summer is one of our favorite seasons here in our little town of Mountain View, MO. Summer means fishing, camping, floating, and swimming! We are lucky to live no more than about 15 minutes away from so

These crazy people climbed up the bottom of the bridge and jumped off!! I'm not quite brave enough for that so i just watch ;) This was recorded Last Summer under the bridge at Eminence at Arrow Head

This photo was taken at a bit of an odd angle, but we had just finished a pretty intense hike to the top of a bluff overlooking Blue Springs. These pretty purple flowers added a nice pop of color to the

I saw this dandelion while we were sitting by the pool watching our kids play and just had to try to capture it! @melodyrussell and @kayla.denise are just out of frame on the right ;) Canon 5Dii and Sigma

About 5 minutes outside of my hometown is a popular river access spot called "Buck Hollow" It is a highly trafficked area for swimmers, floaters, and anglers. However, just a few yards south