Right here in Missouri is absolutely beautiful outdoors. I spent 5 hours fishin Saturday mornin and caught five fish. The biggest was about a 2.5 lb bass. I caught me some crawfish on Sunday, just catch and release. Had a frined out from New York and had never caught one. He'd only realy seen 'em on tv. So, I run him around the creeks a lil bit and showed hi where to find 'em and how to catch 'em. It opened up a whole new world to him. I think I may actually be able to talk him into goin fishin a lil later and maybe even huintin come deer season. It was nice bein able to introduce someone new to the outdoors. Missouri has some of the best I have seen so far. Not THE best, but some of.

Missouri has the Ozark Mountains runnin thru it. Ft Leonard Wood has the southern portion of the Mark Twain National Forrest in the Northern half of the post. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL area. The wildlife runnin thru here is amazingly beautiful. From the 20 lb coons runnin the rivers and creeks to the bobcats and mountain lions roamin the deep woods. The deer are abundant. The varmints are crawlin all over the place. The fishing is awesome. You can fish the same hole and catch either bass or trout, then flip over to a nother hole a few yards down river and tie into a catfish. I LOVE IT!!!!!  

Went fishin with my 5 year old this weekend. It was absolutely awesome. We caught one fish. He got several bites, but couldn't quite close the deal on any of 'em. I caught one small bass. It was one of the best fishin trips I have ever been on. If nothen more than just "guys' time," it was perfect. We spent a few hours of just me and him. We were out in the Great Outdoors and enjoyin the peace and serenity of just being. He got bored quick and wanted to wade in the water. I didn't care. He was enjoying bein outside with DADDY. I was enjoying being outside with him. Again, one of the best fishin trips I've ever been on.