The Taum Sauk State Park, where Mina Sauk Falls is located, is nearly three hours from me, so for this trip I opted to camp out. It was a very cold December, it had previously snowed in the area, and what wasn’t covered with snow, was frozen. Slept in my car that night (thank the Chevy gods for auto start!) in one of the most beautiful (albeit small) campgrounds I’d ever seen. It was just stunning; heavily wooded with a small, frozen pond just across the road from my spot. I headed out to the trail first thing Sunday morning, in search of the “tallest waterfall in Missouri.” The trail itself was incredibly rocky, obvious remnants of the Ozarks, and lined with the St Francois mountains. In fact, St Francois State Park and Taum Sauk looked very much alike. I will be going back here in the Spring, without doubt. More about this beautiful wonder can be found here. The black & white shots are medium format, hand developed and printed, the color is digital.
