#131 - Eureka Springs Grand Central Hotel.

The Grand Central Hotel was originally built in 1880 and served as the stagecoach terminal for passengers coming to Eureka Springs. The Grand Central was first in many ways. It was the first brick hotel in town and it was the first to have running water on every floor.

#129 - Flatiron Building

On Spring street in Eureka Springs Arkansas you find one of the most photographed building in town. The Flatiron Building. Originally built in 1880, destroyed by fires and re built twice.

#001-Downtown Springfield

A view down West McDaniel street in downtown Springfield Missouri. Clouds rolling in on the Ozarks. With a view of the Heer’s building, Hammons Tower and all of the downtown skyline.

We are lucky to live in an area that has so much beauty. #124 - Triple Falls. The official name is Twin Falls, but in high water it has three distinct falls. Is at Boy Scout camp Orr, near Jasper Arkansas. This 48 ft. tall falls is arguably the most scenic in Arkansas.

#139 - Jones Spring

Located in Springfield, Missouri on Catalpa Street, nestled between some amazing homes you will find Jones Spring. A beautiful spring flowing into Jones Branch and winding through town. Get out there and enjoy the Ozarks

#138 - Stone Chapel

Drury University in Springfield Missouri. Stone Chapel stands at the northeast corner of Benton Avenue and Central Street. Drury University was founded in 1873 by a group of missionary Congregational pastors. At first the Congregational Church in Springfield and the Opera House were used for classes, but soon Nathan J. Morrison, Drury's first president, conceived the idea of building a chapel that would meet the wider needs of both Drury University and the community.

#121-Thorncrown Chapel

Nestled in a woodland setting, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Thorncrown Chapel rises forty-eight feet into the Ozark sky. This magnificent wooden structure contains 425 windows and over 6,000 square feet of glass.Designed by E. Fay Jones and constructed in 1980, the design recalls the Prairie School of architecture popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Jones had apprenticed. Thorncrown has won numerous architectural awards.

#119 – Ha Ha Tonka

View down the long flight of stairs leading to the spring at Ha Ha Tonka state park located about 5 miles south of Camdenton Missouri. The Spring Trail at Ha Ha Tonka state park follows the spring with a paved path and then climbs to a wooden boardwalk overlooking the spring with many nooks to take a better view of the stream and the woods all around you.

#110 – Dogwood Canyon

Wonderful waterfall and fall colors at Dogwood Canyon Nature Park in Lampe Missouri just southwest of Branson Missouri. The park covers 10,000-acres of rugged unspoiled Ozarks landscape. The main paved walkway is a 6.2 mile out and back trail featuring, miles of crystal-clear streams, dozens of cascading waterfalls, unique hand-built bridges, and bottomless, blue-green pools.

#012-Jefferson Avenue Foot Bridge

Springfield’s 117-year-old footbridge was closed March 1, 2016. I captured this shot right before it was closed. The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge was built in 1902 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

#091 - Fordland Flag Barn

Timing is everything in photography…timing and location. And what a location! This beautiful setting with this patriotic barn sits outside Fordland Missouri.

#044-Route 66

The mother road, main street of America, old US route 66! One of the original highways within the US highway system. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926. Missouri was the first state to erect a historic marker on US 66. It is located at Kearney Street and Glenstone Avenue here in Springfield. Take a drive just west of Halltown Missouri to see one of the only shields painted on the road in the Ozarks.

#098-Fordland Star Barn

An old barn just outside of Fordland Missouri created a wonderful foreground to the night sky during the new moon over the weekend. This was my first attempt at light painting a building and capturing the starry sky at the same time. This took several hours of shooting to get all of the elements and many more to find the right location. But it all came together to create a dramatic photograph.

#045-Gay Parita Sinclair Station

Located 25 miles west of Springfield on historic route 66 in Paris Junction, Missouri. Built by Gary Turner, the station was a re-creation of a circa-1930 gas station owned by Fred and Gay Mason that stood in the same spot until it burned down in 1955. Fred named the jumble of art deco gas stations after his wife Gay, and over the years, it became one of the favorite stops along Route 66. Gary’s guest book has been signed by travelers from as far away as New Zealand, Russia, China, India, Lithuania, Denmark, Italy and France. Sadly, Gary Turner, proprietor of The Gay Parita service station, passed away in January 2015. The site includes a replica station, along with original pumps and other memorabilia from the heyday of Route 66. If you have the time you should stop by this major stop along the mother road.

#079-Ozark Hot Air Balloon Glow

To help take your mind off of the gloomy weather today, here are some hot air balloons! Annual Hot Air Balloon Glow at Finley River Park in Ozark, Missouri. The hot air balloons are tethered to the ground so all attendees can get close to the balloons, get in the baskets and help keep them inflated!

#046-Sequiota Park

Sequiota is an Indian name, Se-qui-o-ta meaning many springs. The park was used once as the Kickapoo Prairie Indian gathering grounds.

Sequiota Park is part of the Galloway Station area in Springfield, Missouri. The area is named Galloway Station after Civil War Veteran Major Galloway. When Galloway was a merchant he stored goods in the cave. In the 1920's and 30's Sequiota Cave was used to raise mushrooms and later became a show cave with guided boat tours. The park was made into a State Park in 1929. Until 1959 it was used as a fish hatchery. After that, the city of Springfield bought the park and made it a city park.

#048-Silver Springs Park

Park Day Reunion takes place Aug. 3-5 from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at Silver Springs Park.

Back when Springfield was segregated, Silver Springs Park was the only park open to African Americans and black churches baptized their congregants at the park.

The annual gathering brings together friends and family from Springfield and around the country.

The event started in 1952, when Gerald Brooks, a teacher at Lincoln School, started a day of games for young African Americans at Silver Springs Park.

#070-James River Power Station

Lake Springfield was created in 1957 with the construction of a dam on the James River. The city of Springfield purchased the land before it was submerged. It cost $11.1 million to buy the land and build the dam to create the lake and first two units of the power station. The lake was to be a cooling reservoir for the James River Power Station. Construction on the first two units of the power plant was started in 1957. Three more units were added to the power station by 1970. Water from the lake was used to cool the steam generators. The generators were originally constructed to burn natural gas but the federal Fuel Use Act of 1978 forced it to switch to coal. The generator units had a life expectancy of 30 years. In 2015, the power plant was slated to be shut down. The original three generators have already been discontinued.

#090 Meadowmere Place

In central Springfield Missouri, you can find this historic neighborhood. It's located in the Rountree area, with beautiful homes and wonderful tree-lined streets. Early fall morning catching the vivid fall colors and light fog.

#086 - Sunflower Field

Just west of Springfield Missouri you will find this wonderful sunflower field. Some interesting facts about sunflowers.

• The spiral formation of seeds in a sunflower almost always follows the Fibonacci sequence.

• A single sunflower can have up to 2000 seeds.

• Sunflower seeds are found in two ways black and striped.

• Black seeds are used to make oil and snacks are made out of striped seeds.

#093-Route 66 Rail Haven

listed on the National Register of Historic Places was built in 1938, the heyday of The Mother Road, when brothers Elwyn and Lawrence Lippman built eight sandstone cottages on their grandfather’s apple orchard along Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri, and accented the property with a rail fence. By 1946 the motel had grown to 28 rooms. In the early 1950s, it became part of the newly formed Best Western chain of motels. The property went through many upgrades from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, including changing from cottages to a strip motel. Elvis Presley crashed in room 409 at the Rail Haven. A full-service gas station with a two-tabled diner was on the current site of the motel office. Today, the Rail Haven celebrates that heritage with ornamental gas pumps that sit in front of the retro sandstone-colored rock facade of the office and dinner. The Rail Haven office still has its original working phone booth with a rotary dial.

#069 Lindenlure Lake

I was able to take some wonderful shots of Lindenlure Lake, in Christian County Missouri a few years ago. Beautiful spot, but unfortunately the access is no longer open to the public.

#140 - University Heights Baptist Church

On the corner of Grand and National, right across from Missouri State University in Springfield Missouri you will find University Heights Baptist Church. This impressive stone church is a staple for the local community and a beauty to see.