Table of Contents
About the Author vii
Acknowledgments viii
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
The Scenic Drives
1 River & Hill Country: Cape Girardeau to Grand Tower 1
2 Great River Settlements: Ste. Genevieve to Fults Hill Prairie 12
3 Mineral Mines: Bonne Terre to Millstream Gardens 21
4 Ancient Rocks: Potosi to Taum Sauk Mountain 28
5 Meramec Hills: St. James to Onondaga Cave 37
6 Missouri Rhineland: Busch Conservation Area to Hermann 46
7 Boonslick Country: Columbia to Arrow Rock 55
8 Lake of the Ozarks: Bagnell Dam to Ha Ha Tonka 66
9 Two Rivers: Salem to Blue Spring 75
10 Big Spring: Van Buren to Big Spring 84
11 Springs & Rivers: Winona to Mammoth Spring 91
12 Old Mill Run: Gainesville to US 160 100
13 Glade Top Trail: Ava to Longrun 110
14 Branson Area: Springfield to Branson 118
15 Prairie Country: Niawathe to Prairie State Park 129
16 Roaring River State Park: Cassville to Eagle Rock 137
17 The Christmas City: Anderson to Noel 145
18 Two Mountains; Mountain Home to Mountain View 151
19 Scenic 7 Byway North: Harrison to Russellville 160
20 Buffalo Hills: Harrison to Jasper 169
21 Ozark Highlands: Eureka Springs to Clarksville 176
22 Pig Trail: Ozark to Eureka Springs 186
23 Eastern Ouachitas: Little Rock to Holla Bend 196
24 Scenic 7 Byway South: Russellville to Hot Springs 204
25 Mount Magazine; Paris to Havana 212
26 Hot Springs National Park: Hot Springs 218
27 Crystal Trail: Hot Springs to Page 225
28 Caddo Gap: Glenwood to Langley 235
29 Talimena Scenic Drive: Mena to US 271 242
30 Heavener Runestone: Poteau to Three Sticks Monument 250
31 Spiro Mounds: Fort Smith to Talihina 257
32 Cherokee Nation: Sallisaw to Tahlequah 266
33 Gateway to the West; Lewis and Clark to Shaw Nature Reserve 275
34 Mastodons & Petroglyphs: Mastodon State Historic Site to Washington State Park 290
35 Joplin Area: Joplin to George Washington Carver National Monument 298
Appendix A For More Information 307
Appendix B Additional Reading 327
Index 329