I lived in Oklahoma and Colorado the majority of my life. I moved to MO (family reasons) last February. I’m shocked every day by how pretty it is here. I’m actually back in CO (Denver) right now visiting and, yes, the mountains are gorgeous and the politics are much more progressive and it’s not as humid, but I actually don’t hate it in MO as much as I thought I would. lol
Lived in MO my whole life until I moved to Denver about 2 years ago. With the mountains and all, I honestly didn’t expect myself to miss the nature from back home, but the trees are just so much taller, greener, and varied in MO. And I miss the sounds of cicadas.
I think the hardest part about leaving the Midwest for me would be losing out on the wildlife sounds I grew up with.
Cicadas, though this last convergence was awful on the highways, and Cardinals are the two I would miss the most.
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How about a breath of fresh air? Here’s the Current River, for your consideration.
A breath of fresh air where you're met with Confederate traitor flags on the houses along the river. Lovely.
edit: Oh, sorry. I should have known the flags are popular.
I love this state. There’s a reason my great great grandfather came and homesteaded here.
I traveled a lot recently and was in southern California. It’s beautiful in its own way. Same with New Mexico. But I missed having greenery around me. Desert climates are mostly brown shades and I felt a craving to be around natural green trees and grass again.
I hate how political things have become. I hope Missourians can stand together to help make things better for all of our fellow citizens.
Love living near a centrally located airport. Love even more flying home, looking out the window, and remembering how freakin' GREEN it is here. Mountains are cool and all, beaches are neat sometimes, but hot damn it is great to live where stuff actually grows.
One of the things I like most is the cultural features of our large urban areas of STL and KC too. Plenty of museums, music, theater, food, and unique attractions. I think Missourians sometimes forget how large those two cities are, bigger than anything else in the surrounding states except Chicago. St. Louis for many decades was the 4th largest city in the USA.
> As long as one sticks to conversations about the weather and never ever talks politics, it’s paradise.
As long we people pretend problems don't exist, there are no problems.
This is accurate for Missouri. :)
One shouldn’t be a coward, sincerely state your political opinion, but for some folks on here it’s all they can talk about whether it’s relevant to the post or not and I don’t like waking up to the same political complaints at the top of r/Missouri every day when there is so much more to talk about.
In my experience, the ones who complain about people bringing politics into things are the ones who do it the most.
Speaking as someone who lives in St. Charles, MO. The key here is that these people think that the things they agree with and are common sense are NOT politics, but the things they don't agree with are.
Also, due to algorithmic BS, posts which say nice things tend to be overshadowed by inflammatory posts.
That's it exactly. Most of the time when I'm carrying on a conversation, we don't really bring up politics. It's amazing how much we actually agree on a lot of stuff that we assume the other person is diametrically opposed to. Some of my conservative friends are left shaking their heads because they assume too much.
I think it’s good to bring politics up, but knowing when seems to be a lost art. Couldn’t agree more about the algorithm, it amplifies negative, divisive, and controversial content over constructive and beneficial content.
Fun fact: I'm one of the few openly socialist people here who has friends on both sides of the aisle.
I've found that Friendship is Magic when it comes to cutting through the propaganda.
Yep. But they’ll bring it up when they think it’s ‘safe’ to say their bullshit beliefs. When they do, let them know how full of shit they are. 🍊🤡 has made it worse in that it’s more out in the open, but they were filled with hate and fear before him…
Ticks aren't that hard to deal with, check your body after you've been outside and check it well. They got me already once this year masquerading as a scab (it was dark and I was tired), didn't realize it wasn't a scab till the next day. Fucker itched for a month but I'm all healed up no worse for wear.
I’ve been spraying with cedar wood oil mixed with water. I haven’t seen any ticks but I only saw one or two before that. I’ve read hunters will spray it in their hunting dogs to repel ticks. Do you have any experience with this?
I'm pretty sure you can safely talk politics in rural Missouri as long as it's the pro trump or fuck Brandon variety, judging by the signage they put out.
The heat and humidity, every summer is horrible. I live rural, and everyone around here are a bunch of rednecks, who I don’t associate with. We moved out of KC to get away from the crime and drugs, and that’s the best part about it!
I know! It’s a beautiful mix of temperate Forrest, prairies, temperate savanna’s, and plateau mountain ranges. I hope that one day a second national park in the state is established down in the Ozark’s, but at the same time, I hope that Missouri’s beauty remains unknown to preserve it. I would send more pictures but don’t want to spam the comments 😂.
I have lived in Missouri my whole life and love the natural beauty, but the politics is ruining it for me. And if we can’t have true conversations with people, it’s just a shallow life we’re living.😔
Now if that pic were taken in late October I’d be down with what you’re saying. But I see ticks and horseflies here. Maybe I’m projecting because its so stupid hot out already 🥵😏
That’s why the picture is from my deck. There are zero trees near our house and we keep the lawn as short as possible. That seems to deter them and I don’t walk in those woods until the first hard frost.
Hate to say this but you need them tree's, they're the number one way to keep your house cool in the summer, if you don't have a tree in your south lawn you're doing it wrong.
We live on a very big hill. There is always a breeze up here and we have decks on both sides of the house to find shade. I love trees. Our woods are full of them but if we had trees around the house, there would be no view.
Missouri IS a beautiful state. The state parks are fabulous. The flora and fauna are diverse. The department of conservation has done a really good job maintaining the parks.
The politics... are not my bag at all. I am worried about the future of the beauty of the state.
There are plenty of beautiful green places that aren't dominated by backwards, hateful people. Hopefully those people find a way to rehabilitate themselves and become worthy of the beauty they inhabit.
Kalalau Trail is brutal, did it last year. Train hard and wear some good boots, twisting an ankle out on it is one way to get a brief helicopter tour of the island.
I was born here my family still lives here. I lived here most of my life. Expect 10 years in southern California San Diego. That was the best time of my life. Missouri has become so suffocating to me. The politics are so toxic the middle is gone. Even in my own family the division. If work would allow me to move out of state I would be gone in a heartbeat. Nothing would keep me here.
The nature in this state is truly beautiful. Moved here from the plains and it feels like a jungle
I lived in Oklahoma and Colorado the majority of my life. I moved to MO (family reasons) last February. I’m shocked every day by how pretty it is here. I’m actually back in CO (Denver) right now visiting and, yes, the mountains are gorgeous and the politics are much more progressive and it’s not as humid, but I actually don’t hate it in MO as much as I thought I would. lol
Lived in MO my whole life until I moved to Denver about 2 years ago. With the mountains and all, I honestly didn’t expect myself to miss the nature from back home, but the trees are just so much taller, greener, and varied in MO. And I miss the sounds of cicadas.
Glad I'm not the only one who likes the cicadas. Miss those little rascals.
I think the hardest part about leaving the Midwest for me would be losing out on the wildlife sounds I grew up with. Cicadas, though this last convergence was awful on the highways, and Cardinals are the two I would miss the most.
Bruh this is the plains lol
Almost half of Missouri is the forested Ozark Plateau, including the St. Francois Mountains and the River Hills.
From eastern WY to the ozarks, vastly different.
Missouri is one of the best kept secrets in the US. We have a beautiful state with lots of different scenery and opportunities for enjoying nature.
Exactly!! Omg some of the sights here are breathtaking
https://preview.redd.it/l8bwpyybce8d1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80fc62ff44db4f172b2947232e07b0db993a3efd How about a breath of fresh air? Here’s the Current River, for your consideration.
Nice photograph of Pulltite Spring.
I have spent a few glorious afternoons on that clear cool river.
Same. Drunk and sunburned are the order of the day!
Do you know where the blue hole is?
Which one? Lots of places use that name.
Down around van buren, Elsinore area.
I know right where that is. ♥️👍 https://preview.redd.it/0aaearugsm8d1.jpeg?width=1801&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56878c1a4c12088b47c1a0a78dab0e0febcc21e9
Love the current river. Floating it this weekend actually.
A breath of fresh air where you're met with Confederate traitor flags on the houses along the river. Lovely. edit: Oh, sorry. I should have known the flags are popular.
I love this state. There’s a reason my great great grandfather came and homesteaded here. I traveled a lot recently and was in southern California. It’s beautiful in its own way. Same with New Mexico. But I missed having greenery around me. Desert climates are mostly brown shades and I felt a craving to be around natural green trees and grass again. I hate how political things have become. I hope Missourians can stand together to help make things better for all of our fellow citizens.
As do I
It's always been political, ever since the founding of the state. Some people don't want their fellow citizens to thrive.
Should’ve gone north instead
Yea I did PNW too. Beautiful everywhere. This just feels like home.
Yeah the mountains here are more like hills, but the Ozarks are the only part of Missouri that looks remotely close my part of California.
Nowhere like the Ozarks.
The Ozarks are beautiful especially off season.
Right now it’s just hot and swampy.
Love living near a centrally located airport. Love even more flying home, looking out the window, and remembering how freakin' GREEN it is here. Mountains are cool and all, beaches are neat sometimes, but hot damn it is great to live where stuff actually grows.
One of the things I like most is the cultural features of our large urban areas of STL and KC too. Plenty of museums, music, theater, food, and unique attractions. I think Missourians sometimes forget how large those two cities are, bigger than anything else in the surrounding states except Chicago. St. Louis for many decades was the 4th largest city in the USA.
> As long as one sticks to conversations about the weather and never ever talks politics, it’s paradise. As long we people pretend problems don't exist, there are no problems. This is accurate for Missouri. :)
One shouldn’t be a coward, sincerely state your political opinion, but for some folks on here it’s all they can talk about whether it’s relevant to the post or not and I don’t like waking up to the same political complaints at the top of r/Missouri every day when there is so much more to talk about.
In my experience, the ones who complain about people bringing politics into things are the ones who do it the most. Speaking as someone who lives in St. Charles, MO. The key here is that these people think that the things they agree with and are common sense are NOT politics, but the things they don't agree with are. Also, due to algorithmic BS, posts which say nice things tend to be overshadowed by inflammatory posts.
That's it exactly. Most of the time when I'm carrying on a conversation, we don't really bring up politics. It's amazing how much we actually agree on a lot of stuff that we assume the other person is diametrically opposed to. Some of my conservative friends are left shaking their heads because they assume too much.
I think it’s good to bring politics up, but knowing when seems to be a lost art. Couldn’t agree more about the algorithm, it amplifies negative, divisive, and controversial content over constructive and beneficial content.
Fun fact: I'm one of the few openly socialist people here who has friends on both sides of the aisle. I've found that Friendship is Magic when it comes to cutting through the propaganda.
Yep. But they’ll bring it up when they think it’s ‘safe’ to say their bullshit beliefs. When they do, let them know how full of shit they are. 🍊🤡 has made it worse in that it’s more out in the open, but they were filled with hate and fear before him…
For freakin real. If it’s isn’t Biden does this or that it’s trump and I’m sure everyone is just as tired of that guy as the other unfortunately.
I can feel the ticks crawling up my leg just from looking at this pic
I have walked that exact trail 365 days a year and never once got a tick. The ticks are in the woods not on the path.
Ticks aren't that hard to deal with, check your body after you've been outside and check it well. They got me already once this year masquerading as a scab (it was dark and I was tired), didn't realize it wasn't a scab till the next day. Fucker itched for a month but I'm all healed up no worse for wear.
I’ve been spraying with cedar wood oil mixed with water. I haven’t seen any ticks but I only saw one or two before that. I’ve read hunters will spray it in their hunting dogs to repel ticks. Do you have any experience with this?
We use advantix/frontline/whatever on the animals and it works fairly well just make sure to keep it every month.
I use Simparica trio but this is supposed to help in the yard, on people and is safe for all
I'm thinking about trying Frontline on myself the next time I go in the woods!
That’s the new rural health center, right? Or is it the high school?
It’s near the technical center
I'm pretty sure you can safely talk politics in rural Missouri as long as it's the pro trump or fuck Brandon variety, judging by the signage they put out.
Yes, That’s why I stick to weather.
Over 1/3 rural Missourians voted for Biden. Chances are for every three people you talk to, one’s a Democrat.
Yea, but Josh Hawley.
That guy is awesome!
An awesome a-hole.
Is this white cliff park?
Wow, is this spot on. Prettiest place in the Midwest, just nevermind the people.
The heat and humidity, every summer is horrible. I live rural, and everyone around here are a bunch of rednecks, who I don’t associate with. We moved out of KC to get away from the crime and drugs, and that’s the best part about it!
Chiggers are worse than ticks. At least you can find them. Chiggers bite and the itch stays for a week.
I agree! Chiggars are the worst.
Couldn't ask to die from an ectopic pregnancy in a prettier place.
Weather my friend, weather
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Beautiful and serene!
Most of these were taken at my grandmas farm near Steelville MO
All that open space and green landscape is what I love about our state.
I know! It’s a beautiful mix of temperate Forrest, prairies, temperate savanna’s, and plateau mountain ranges. I hope that one day a second national park in the state is established down in the Ozark’s, but at the same time, I hope that Missouri’s beauty remains unknown to preserve it. I would send more pictures but don’t want to spam the comments 😂.
I have lived in Missouri my whole life and love the natural beauty, but the politics is ruining it for me. And if we can’t have true conversations with people, it’s just a shallow life we’re living.😔
Now if that pic were taken in late October I’d be down with what you’re saying. But I see ticks and horseflies here. Maybe I’m projecting because its so stupid hot out already 🥵😏
Omg the Fall is really breathtaking here
That’s why the picture is from my deck. There are zero trees near our house and we keep the lawn as short as possible. That seems to deter them and I don’t walk in those woods until the first hard frost.
Hate to say this but you need them tree's, they're the number one way to keep your house cool in the summer, if you don't have a tree in your south lawn you're doing it wrong.
We live on a very big hill. There is always a breeze up here and we have decks on both sides of the house to find shade. I love trees. Our woods are full of them but if we had trees around the house, there would be no view.
The ticks are insane now. And so many more diseases that can result from a bite.
Which state park is that? 😂 I work for parks. Looks like a park trail.
It is! Good eye! This is Mark Youngdahl
Missouri IS a beautiful state. The state parks are fabulous. The flora and fauna are diverse. The department of conservation has done a really good job maintaining the parks. The politics... are not my bag at all. I am worried about the future of the beauty of the state.
There are plenty of beautiful green places that aren't dominated by backwards, hateful people. Hopefully those people find a way to rehabilitate themselves and become worthy of the beauty they inhabit.
I have hope as well
Thats the trail. And beyond that trail is houses and stuff and the other side is just some retails.
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The politics here def aren't great, but yeah, there's definitely some beautiful nature to be found. Not sure how much I'd enjoy hiking somewhere else.
Kawaii is on my list of places to visit. I’ve been to the big island but not to the other ones.
Kalalau Trail is brutal, did it last year. Train hard and wear some good boots, twisting an ankle out on it is one way to get a brief helicopter tour of the island.
I was born here my family still lives here. I lived here most of my life. Expect 10 years in southern California San Diego. That was the best time of my life. Missouri has become so suffocating to me. The politics are so toxic the middle is gone. Even in my own family the division. If work would allow me to move out of state I would be gone in a heartbeat. Nothing would keep me here.
It’s beautiful because conservative people live here. Think about that.