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St. Francois Mountains (MO) > Taum Sauk Mountain > Climber's Log|
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| cheetah262 | Post winery....  Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2009 | |
| In order to be in top condition for this high point, we stopped off at the Crown Valley winery a few miles prior---grest fun tasting. Then onto Taum Sauk....added on the loop to Mina Sauk Falls....nice late afternoon activity and the weather was incredible---clear and crisp! State #5 | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2009 2:04 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | Wet Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2009 | |
| Chuck and I came and went. Slept two nights in a tent. Nice high point...the falls was very cool (and flowing hard from all the rain). | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2009 8:27 am | ||
| I like it on top | Taum Sauk Mtn. Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2009 | |
| Met with a great friend and had a fun weekend of hiking. Very cloudy and wet initially. Mina Sauk Falls were awesome. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2009 1:34 am | ||
| BadgerSummitSeeker | HP # 5 Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2005 | |
| HP # 5. Started at the top hiked down to Mina Sauk Falls and then back up to the TH. Even though the HP is nothing to brag about it's a REALLY pretty trail and will get the heart rate up when you hike up from the waterfall. I love the Ozarks! | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2009 4:50 pm | ||
| Scott Wisher | 13th HP Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009 | |
| Only person there | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 11:08 pm | ||
| osatrik | Hands Across America Date Climbed: Mar 2, 1986 | |
| This was the 8th state highpoint visited in 6 months by my daughter Vanessa and me at the beginning of our quest. We went here with our family on Hands Across America day, in which we participated near Ste. Genevieve, MO. I recently completed my 49 state high points, and resolve to forego spending three weeks Alaska in favor of going to the Himalayas. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2009 2:40 pm | ||
| Cricket | 1st HP Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2008 | |
| It should be all uphill from here. | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2009 1:17 pm | ||
| CBakwin | yo Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2009 | |
| OK, this sort of drives home how silly high pointing is. Granite and McKinley are one thing but Taum Sauk??? sorry dudes. You just drive up and stroll a short distance to a marker in the woods, can't even see anything, you can climb up on the rock there, like a couple feet higher, and be on the top of Missouri....sheesh! | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2009 11:02 am | ||
| Holsti97 | Show Me Taum Sauk Mtn. Date Climbed: May 18, 2009 | |
| Short hike to the MO highpoint in a pretty state park. We did the 3 mile loop hike to Mina Sauk Falls. Drove on to Piedmont and had breakfast at the Zephyr Cafe. State HP #36. | |
| Posted May 24, 2009 4:04 pm | ||
| sgb02d | Icey Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2009 | |
| The off road drive during the last mile through the snow and ice was the hardest part of my AR-MS-LS High Point Trip. Wish I could have made a day of it but only had time to walk to the high point in the dark and move on. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2009 5:04 pm | ||
| skinnywhitecomic | HP #12 Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2009 | |
| This is one of the four highpoints I snagged on a road trip from Atlanta. A pleasant place, indeed! | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2009 8:08 pm | ||
| lizrdboy | Family HP Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2008 | |
| Drove all the way from Kansas City to reach my 22nd high point. My wife and dog got their first. Nice area, but probably nicer when there are leaves on the trees. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2008 10:31 pm | ||
| kavak | Asphalt Trail Date Climbed: May 27, 2006 | |
| My wife lived in St Louis at the time and she had never been to Missouri's highpoint and neither had I. Even though there isn't much to walking to the summit, it is a beautiful place and there is always excitement about reaching the high point of a state. We saw pileated woodpeckers while on the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2008 9:56 am | ||
| wildfam | Hike The Falls Too Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008 | |
| Brought the whole family to the top; quick, short walk on a sidewalk. Then hiked to Mina Sauk - nice hike, nice views, very enjoyable. We had a good view of "where the falls would be" if there was actually any water in them. HP#12 | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2008 9:01 am | ||
| starship_jen | HP #35 Date Climbed: May 25, 2008 | |
| Hiked the HP and the falls loop trail. Nice to be out of the car. Last of 3 HP's of the trip. Headed from here to the Donut Drive-In in St. Louis. If you love donuts, you have to go there! Stop at Ted Drewe's Frozen Custard too--just down the street. You won't regret it! Good stuff! | |
| Posted May 26, 2008 3:06 pm | ||
| maddie77777 | Rainy Date Climbed: May 10, 2008 | |
| Touched the nice stone highpoint marker, then ran/jogged the Mina Sauk Falls trail. I was kind of disappointed with the falls, I thought they would be bigger. | |
| Posted May 11, 2008 8:05 pm | ||
| highlandvillager | Long, cold, windy, wet day Date Climbed: Dec 2, 2007 | |
| Driving from Tulsa, I arrived with just over an hour of daylight left. Clouds and rain obscured any view from the overlook. After a few minutes at the highpoint, I decided I could run to Mina Sauk Falls and back before dark. Wet, slick rocks slowed progress at some points, but the effort paid off as the falls were the best part of the trip. I had just enough time to climb the observation tower before dark, but the weather again obscured any view. #3 | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2008 4:00 pm | ||
| jimegan | TAUM SAUK MTN Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2007 | |
| NICE AREA | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 1:44 pm | ||
| Arthur Digbee | winter ascent | |
| We braved 45-degree weather in a winter ascent. Because temps had been below freezing for several weeks, the trail to Mina Sauk Falls was a bit muddy as the ground thawed. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2008 9:55 am | ||
| GroundControl | Mina Sauk Circle Day Hike Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2007 | |
| Paved path to the top. Took my 11-year old cousin and we both agreed the best was the Mina Sauk Trail accessible from this paved path--a beautiful gem of a hike for Missouri. | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2008 10:38 am | ||
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