I've lived in Missouri for the past 18 years now and I had never been here and it was only about a 20 minutes drive away. We did both the stairs to the bottom and the loop trail through the woods.
Some shots from the observation platform at the top
We went on the not-quite-a-mile long trail through the woods first. Not going to lie, I thought that would be the trail taking us to the bottom
Unknown mushroom on the trail
Found this little guy on the trail. Not sure what kind of mushroom it is but if you know please let me know. I would be nice to identify it at least.
Shortly after taking this picture something rustled ahead of us and startled us a bit. Turned out to be some young deer scampering away before I could get a picture.
We finished the loop and went on the other trail which is really 119 steps down to the bottom.
A few shots on the way down to the bottom of the stairs
These little guys were everywhere once we got to the bottom
Hums Tetris music
Definitely going to keep this place in mind and come back to it every so often. It's not too far and a nice little place to hike.
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Update
The mushroom has been identified as Green-Spored Lepiota