Spring Visit to Devil's Backbone, Boone County, Missouri

Four months after my winter visit to Devil's Backbone, I returned on a beautiful May afternoon to explore a little bit more. Without ice and snow to interfere, I hiked down the trail as far as legally possible. Again, the scenery was amazing.

Winter Visit to Devil's Backbone, Boone County, Missouri

I had wanted to check out Devil's Backbone for a while, so on a cold January day after a bit of a snowfall, I drove out to the site just to the southeast of Columbia Regional Airport. Devil's Backbone is a ridge surrounded by a loop of Cedar Creek at the boundary with Callaway County. I've read that some of the cliffs are nearly 200 feet high!

Return to Union Covered Bridge

It's been a long time since I visited Union Covered Bridge, near Madison and Paris, Missouri. The bridge has been restored and the graffiti removed, with it now in much better shape than it was on my last visit.

Concert at Starlight Theater: Cage The Elephant

The evening could not have been better for an outdoor performance by Cage The Elephant at one of Kansas City's crown jewels - Starlight Theater.

Kansas City - Around Country Club Plaza

In September 2024, I attended a Cage The Elephant Concert in Kansas City. My hotel was near Country Club Plaza, and before the concert I tool some photos at Brush Creek and other areas nearby.

Concert at Rose Music Hall: White Reaper

White Reaper came to Columbia, so of course I had to go. I thought The Truman in Kansas City was intimate; Rose Music Hall's outdoor venue is even more so. And for an outdoor concert in the middle of August in Missouri, the temperature and humidity weren't too bad!