Ranger Sarah is on the Oak/Hickory Trail in the Little Sac Woods Conservation Area.
— at Little Sac Woods Conservation Area, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah hikes through the forest at the Little Sac Woods Conservation Area.
— at Little Sac Woods Conservation Area, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah makes the turn on her hike.
— at Little Sac Woods Conservation Area. Missouri.

Ranger Sarah starts down the trail at Little Sac Woods.
— at Little Sac Woods Conservation Area, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah found another 9-banded Armadillo.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah hikes past another trail sign as she finishes the Fire Tower Trail.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah hikes through the Ozark forest along the Fire Tower Trail
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah makes a turn along the Fire Tower Trail.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah enters an area that must have more water as she gets to see some of the fall colors. The light traveling through the yellow leaves really brightens things up.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah continues hiking through the forest on the Fire Tower Trail.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah hikes down the Fire Tower Trail. The fall leaves are brown due to a drought in Southwest Missouri.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah at a trail junction. She will continue down the Fire Tower Loop by heading to the Nature Center.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah gets a closer look at the nine-banded armadillo. They use to not exist in Missouri. These critters first moved into the United States in the 1850s from Mexico.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah has found a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). They are increasingly common in Missouri, particularly in the southern and central regions of the state. Their range has been expanding north, possibly due to warmer weather and climatic changes.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah has spotted something crawling in the leaves. What do you think it is?
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah found a Geocache near the fire tower.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah takes in the view from the fire tower. It must have been a long time since they used this tower, the trees are taller than the tower.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah starts climbing up the Fire Tower.
— at Roaring River State Park, Missouri.

Ranger Sarah has spotted the Fire Tower.
— at Roaring River State Park.