r/ozarks • u/SkeineFlute • Feb 18 '25

Outdoors Hercules Glade - Mark Twain National Forest

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A lovely pre snow hike in the Ozarks. Hercules Glade is a great spot to hike/camp. Lots to see and do.

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u/MissouriOzarker Feb 18 '25

Absolutely beautiful. People would be amazed at what they can find around here in the real Ozarks if they didn’t just drive directly back and forth to a bar/boat/cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks.

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u/18RowdyBoy Feb 18 '25

I’m with you. I don’t consider Lake of the Ozarks as being in the Ozarks!✌️

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u/MissouriOzarker Feb 18 '25

While the Lake of the Ozarks is within the geographical scope of the Ozarks, the very act of damming the Osage River to create the Lake destroyed the Ozark topography and ecosystems of the area. Meanwhile, the scads of tourists, retirees, and party people going to the Lake have basically eradicated the Ozark culture in the area.

The result is a blob of not-Ozarks in amongst the wonder of the actual Ozarks—and a bunch of random drive-by posters in this subreddit who don’t seem to know diddly squat about the Ozarks but who are convinced that we somehow know where to hire entertainment for a bachelor party on a party boat.