Crossing Creeks at Young Conservation Area

Walking along a clear stream, going up into Ozark hills and through a pine forest was part of my three-mile hike at Young Conservation Area. Hiking the Taconic Trail combines two loops and provides variety in what you see with ponds, stream crossings, and creek views. Young Conservation sign by the trailhead. Starting the Taconic Trail Hike I headed out of the parking area down the trail…

Search For the Losing Stream at Forest 44

Finding a disappearing stream was part of the fun at Forest 44 Conservation Area. I hiked the 2.2-mile Dogwood Trail and the .4-mile Losing Stream Trail here. A view of the Losing Stream What Is the Losing Stream? The losing stream is where the creek disappears under a rock ledge and wells up like a spring several hundred yards downstream. Small pond along the trail Losing Stream…