Miller Cave and the Big Piney River

There are several caves on Fort Leonard Wood, but Miller is the only one open to the public. We drove down several base roads and then up onto a ridge on a dirt track where we found a tiny parking area and a rough trail that led down the hill for maybe 100 yards to the cave entrance.

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The part of the cave that we saw consists of two rooms connected by a small opening. Other openings looked out over the Big Piney River and a stretch of farmland in the river valley. It was the most beautiful view from a cave I’ve ever seen.

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I took this pan with my cell phone.

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And this one was stitched together from four photos taken with my 35mm.

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Just above the cave there was a ledge that gave even better views of the river and the valley.

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We drove a short way to a picnic area on the base named Happy Hollow.

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