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A Different Kind of Fire Engine

This weekend was the Moses Austin Festival in Potosi, Missouri. I spent part of my day on Saturday wandering the streets of downtown Potosi (Population 2,500 or so), trying to snag some good photos, and trying to learn more about the town.
Though I didn’t learn much about the town, I did score an awesome picture [...]

Playing with Shadows

When I explored the fire engine graveyards in Richwoods, Missouri, it was nearly the end of the day, and the sun cast long shadows everywhere I walked.
After an hour or more of trespassing on private property, being eaten alive by chiggars, and praying to God that some country bumpkin didn’t chase me off with a [...]

More Fun with Big Yellow (Fire Engine)

Getting goofy late in the afternoon of my Richwoods, Missouri expedition, I climbed aboard the big, yellow fire engine in the field behind the Richwoods Volunteer Fire Department. Fasten you seat belts!
What kind of grown woman spends her Friday night playing on old, run-down fire trucks in a tiny, rural Missouri town, and blogs about [...]

Yellow and Orange Fire Engines

Who would have guessed that Richwoods, Missouri, an “unincorporated community” of unknown (but undoubtedly tiny) population, could inspire so many great pictures and blogs?
In the field behind the Richwoods Volunteer Fire Department sit four old fire engines, two of which I’m going to feature today.
Mr. Orange, pictured below, is the fire engine whose headlight I [...]

Ford 750 Fire Engine

I drove a Ford Bronco II (4WD) in high school. My brother drove a Ford Ranger, and our dad generally drove Ford F250 and F350 work trucks. A Ford 750 or a Ford 850 are each another matter entirely.

The old fire engines in Richwoods, Missouri were amazing to check out, but this Ford 750 stole [...]

Shiny Things

Because I travel alone, I’ve gotten into the habit of taking self-portraits on my small town Missouri adventures. Sometimes, I opt for the one-handed shot, and other times I take photos of my image in reflective surfaces.
The Richwoods, Missouri fire engine exploration day found me giddy with excitment, and goofily snapping self portraits in the [...]

Mack Fire Engine

I’ve written already about Richwoods, Missouri, a tiny “unincorporated community” in northern Washington County. The thing that made Richwoods amazing to me was that nearly every yard and field in town had old fire engines parked in it.
One of these old fire engines was a faded red Mack parked in a large field. Weeds and [...]

The Ghostbusters Car in Richwoods, MO

Wikipedia lists Richwoods, Missouri as an “unincorporated community”, not a town. Richwoods was my Friday night destination of choice, and surprisingly, exploring it was a nice distraction from how much I miss my Friday nights in New York City.
Richwoods is in northern Washington County, Missouri. I would tell you what the population of Richwoods is, [...]

Ozark Trail Part II: Caves

I hiked 10 miles or so of the Courtouis (pronounced “Code-a-way”) Section of the Ozark Trail not too long ago (see spiders post).
The “guide” from Bass’ River Resort, where I was camping, dropped me off at a trailhead that was supposed to lead me 7.5-8 miles through the woods back to the resort.
Unfortunately, the trail description [...]

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