Missouri Master Naturalists Nature Journal: Devils Backbone Wilderness

 
 
Nature Journal

Winter in Devils Backbone Wildnerness
by James Ware

 

Amber Spring flows clear and cold year-round.

Named by early settlers for a prominent ridge, the Devils Backbone Wilderness Area is part of Mark Twain National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

A tire found in Crooked Branch, a dry creek bed this time of year. This is a one hour walk into the Devils Backbone area. Just shows how far a tire can get all on its own with a little help from water. Who knows how far it traveled from where it was originally dumped? One thing for sure, no one carried it here to dump.
Devils Backbone Map

The Devils Backbone Wildnerness is located in the North Fork Watershed
   
   
   



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