Touring the AMAZING Igneous geology of Missouri

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[Ammo]

I live in the Southern Ozarks, the St. Francois Mountains are just north of me. When coming up US 67 just south of Fredericktown there is a big cut in the hills made for the highway a few years ago. The rocks are very interesting there, , maybe you could look at it sometime.

[ByebyeMask]

You found so many socks at Mina Sauk's 😝 Thanks for making this, it was relaxing. The formations at the end looked like a tiny city! Very cool

[GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!!
Thank you for sharing, full support from us to you!!

[stevewoods]

Still 1st! That was a great video! I am guessing it would not be OK to carry out a 30 lb piece of that Rhyolite????

[Ken_G.]

All the socks because of "Sauk"? Just a guess, but why not. Nice tour, that was fun.

[adamwallberg]

I used to live not far from these places. My favorite area of the state

[aydamercado]

Beautiful and unique!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[RockHoundingAdventures]

Those parks are so beautiful. Guessing the random socks had to do with the falls? 😂 I will add these parks to my list when I’m able to hit up Missouri in the future. Thanks for sharing this awesome video.. 🤘👊 Rock On

[outdooradventureswithfayde]

Very much enjoyed this video!!! Great upload! So fun to see and learn about different geological areas. Loved that waterfall. Those were some massssive boulders at Elephant Rock. Wow! All three parks were awesome. I didn't mind the wind noise. I hope to see more videos like this on your channel. Geo Rock Nerd would be proud! Rock on, Dustin 😁🤘

[tomterific]

Interesting and rare Golfball Rhyolite at 10:19

[samtasticlatte]

The rock scar at Johnson Shut-ins from when the dam burst that left the bedrock exposed would be right up your alley

[diananunez]

Beautiful. I lived in Missouri when I was a kid. I've always thought it to be a lovely state. Thank you for sharing.

[DrugtestSt.Charles]

We used to jump off the rocks into the water at the entrance of Elephant Rock Park about 33 years ago when it was still allowed. A few years later, some kids went swimming in the back quarry and jumped off into the water into a nest of cottonmouths and all died. After that, they banned all swimming. Johnson Shut Ins has a nice cliff at the end we used to jump off but thats not allowed anymore either.

[k.jespersen]

Oh, wow! I like your regular videos, but this was something else. More please! Those were some really cool parks, and such a neat overview of geology.

Loved the discussion of exhumed mountains. So many people don't seem to think they exist, so having a good example to demonstrate is excellent.

[gingermackeen]

This brought me back to some of my MO hiking days. Another great hiking park down there is Hawn state park. Check it out sometime!

[TheAdventureCloset]

We have a Sauk Mountain near our hometown in WA. A Sauk River too. This was an excellent video. Missouri is definitely on our radar during our travels. Those rhyolite columns were super interesting.

[mozark.hiker_]

Great video. I’m curious on how large the calderas were and where they are located. Check out Black Mountain Falls after a bit of rain, it’s a rough hike with no trail but I think it’s the coolest water feature in the state.

[ashallmon]

What I like most about these parks is they allow/encourage people to play on the rocks/boulders. You don't see that anymore...well, you might still see that in the desert. lol ;0)

[dddDori]

Kind of a more recent rock hound but trying to catch up my brother is a geologist and you are still one of my # 1 sources. He says things like "That's Chert." a a whole lot. I used to live in Arcadia Valley in high school and I knew Elephant Rocks like the back of my hand. maybe I was destined to be a rockhound!!

[TerryBollinger]

On my fridge is a picture of me in a trench across the top of the Hughes Mountain outcrop, photographed so I look a bit like some giant rock gopher popping out. My brother sent it to family and friends as a New Year's card one year! Amazing place, Hughes Mountain. In addition to the much better-known Johnson Shut-Ins, there is also the pink granite Castor River Shut-Ins in Amidon Memorial Conservation Area, just east of Fredericktown, Missouri. Not a single person I knew in Madison County ever heard of those while I was growing up there, apparently because they were on private property then.

Incidentally, alas, no trilobites 1.7 billion years ago. That's so early that eucaryotic cells -- cells like ours with nuclei, as opposed to simple bacteria -- were only beginning to emerge.