A recent article (1) describes the Pensuk Great Western Resort in Thailand (pensuk.com). To get there, the route is described as “traveling across open scrubland punctuated by stark, serrated limestone cliffs and tablelands.” The road was also lined with small beef and dairy farms, and there were pastures with cowboys herding calves. All of this … More Thai cowboy country

Public LandsName: Paint Brush Prairie Conservation AreaWhere is it? Pettis County, MissouriOwner: Missouri Department of ConservationFacilities: three parking lots. Explore the prairie on your own.On June 14, 2008, the most diverse wildflower assemblage was at the first parking lot on Manila Road. While a few Indian paint brush plants (Castilleja coccinea) were still in flower, … More Paint Brush Prairie Conservation Area