___X___1.  Keep a riding journal.  Take it from me, if you aren't, you'll someday wish you did!
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X___2.  Ride in the rain.  
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X___3.  See a doe.
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X___4.  Ride in a group of over 25 riders.  
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X___5.  Work on a trail during a "trail work day" or help maintain a specific trail.                  
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X___6.  Camp with your horses for a weekend.                  
___X___7.  Ride in the snow.
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X___8.  See a buck.
_______9.  Ride in a benefit trail ride.
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X__10.  Take a novice rider on their first trail ride.
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X__11.  Ride during the fall and enjoy the fall colors.
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X__12.  Swim your horse during a trail ride.
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X__13.  If you're a girl and haven't, drive the truck and trailer yourself to a trail.                
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X__14.  See a fawn.
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X__15.  Ride at a commercial trail riding place, dude ranch, or cattle drive.
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X__16.  Be the lead rider.
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X__17.  Ride in the winter when it's cold.
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X__18.  Ride in a judged competition such as a show's trail class, competitive trail ride, ride
             & tie, endurance, or extreme cowboy type race, at least once.
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X__19.  Develop and build a trail, whether it's a public trail or one at your farm.                 
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X__20.  See a snake.  
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X__21.  Be a Mentor.  Teach a trail riding newbie what you know over a period of time.       
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X__22.  See Turkey.
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X__23.  Trail ride at night.
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X__24.  Ride an out of state trail. Trail Name:  Dry Fork Trail, Danaher Meadow Trail, &
                                                                   Hobnail Tom Trail, all in Montana
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______25.  Try a Letterboxing on Horseback or Geocaching trail ride.
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X__26.  Camp with your horse for a week.  While in Montana.
___X__27.  See a Hawk.  
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X__28.  Pick something your trail horse doesn't do well and work on training him to do it well.
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X__29.  Ride and camp on a trail with pack stock. In Montana.
___X__30.  Take a child on a trail ride.
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X__31.  Ride a trail that includes road riding or riding around traffic.
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X__32.  Notice where a homestead once stood.  Flowers like Yucca plants or daffodils were
             often planted near old homesteads and aren't normally native to forests.                
______33.  See a bobcat.
______34.  Ride in a parade.  (I know, it's not trail related, but something fun to do at least once.)
______35.  See a live armadillo along a trail.
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X__36.  Ride the drag position in a group.
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X__37.  See a waterfall, large or small, along a trail.                   
______38.  Camp overnight along a trail, packing everything you need just on your horse.
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X__39.  Take a class or see a seminar on something that will make you a better trail rider.
             Could be about horse training, learning to pack, or leave no trace principles, etc.
______40.  Ride an orienteering ride, with a map and compass.
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X__41.  Notice an unusual tree.  Like one twisted in a tornado, or one that looks like a haunted
             tree, or one that's bent in a very unusual way.
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X__42.  See a vulture while trail riding.
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X__43.  Make friends, or at least have a nice conversation with a hiker.
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X__44.  Have something happen while you were riding that made you "laugh till you cried".
______45.  See a wild hog.  
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X__46.  Participate in a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
             easter egg hunt, or relay race.
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X__47.  Help another trail rider in need.
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X__48.  Ride one trail so much that you know it like the back of your hand.
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X__49.  Start the year out with a trail ride on New Years Day.                    
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X__50.  See a Coyote while trail riding.
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X__51.  Trail ride in early morning fog.
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X__52.  Make friends or have a nice conversation with a mountain bike rider.
______53.  If you're a horse rider, ride a mule, or if you're a mule rider, ride a horse on a trail ride
______54.  See someone with a pack lama while trail riding.
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X__55.  See a fox.  
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X__56.  Find a small short trail, and if you normally ride with someone, ride the trail in opposite
            directions, so it's like riding alone.  That way you know you can ride back to
            the trailer by yourself if you ever have to in an emergency.  Then when you meet
            halfway, you can continue on alone or together the rest of the way.
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X__57.  See an Owl.
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X__58.  Ride a trail once in total silence, to hear all that you are normally missing.
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X__59.  Hike a short trail.  Yeah I know.... Why?  Well, it'll give you a different perspective,
            and you might even enjoy it too.
______60.  If for some reason you ever get a chance, try and drive a few cows.  It's not as easy
             as they make it look in the movies.
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X__61.  See a beautiful sunset while trail riding.
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X__62.  Ride through, and see the devastation of where there was once a forest fire.               
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X__63.  Play trail guide, guiding someone on a trail that you know but they don't.
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X__64.  Notice a tree hit by lightning.
______65.  Hunt Morel Mushrooms while trail riding.  (Do so only if you know what you're
            looking at)
______66.  See an eagle while trail riding.
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X__67.  See and/or explore a cave along a trail.
______68.  See a scorpion.
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X__69.  See a lizard.
______70.  See a Prairie Chicken.
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X__71.  See an Elk.
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X__72.  Ride in or around a swamp area.
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X__73.  See a groundhog.
______74.  Ride in the desert.
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X__75.  Ride in "real" mountains.  Like Montana, Colorado, Blue Ridge, Etc., Etc.                 
______76.  Ride in the Ocean or Sea.
______77.  See a Road Runner Bird.  
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X__78.  Ride under a full moon.
______79.  If you have a friend who's a hiker or mountain bike rider, take them on a trail ride.
______80.  Host a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
            easter egg hunt, or relay race, with your friends.
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X__81.  See bats flying around during a night ride.
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X__82.  Catch a glimpse of an owl flying during a night ride.  You have to accidentally see this
             as you can't hear an owl flying like you can geese or turkey.
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X__83.  See a glow worm while riding at night.  Yes they are real and you can often see them
             in the early spring.
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X__84.  See a jack-o-lantern mushroom during a night ride in fall.  They are bright orange
             and glow in the dark.
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X__85.  Ride a trail bareback.  
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X__86.  Participate in a trail watch program.
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X__87.  See a chipmunk.
______88.  Participate in mounted search and rescue.
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X__89.  Find money on a trail.
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X__90.  See a turtle on or alongside the trail.
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X__91.  See a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
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X__92.  Drive a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
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X__93.  Ride a trail under a new moon when it is pitch black out.
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X__94.  See an indigo bunting.
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X__95.  See an old mine adit.
______96.  See an armadillo north of the Missouri River. Contact the Missouri Department of
            Conservation if you do, they want to know if they make it across the river.
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X__97.  Cross a wooden bridge.
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X__98.  Ride a familiar trail in the dead of winter and have trouble following the trail because
            of leaves over the trail and no clear trail visible with all the undergrowth having
            died back.
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X__99.  See a duck along a trail.
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X__100.  See a woodpecker, any species.  
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X__101.  During the ride, exchange horses with another rider just for fun.
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X__102.  Ride through a tunnel or underneath an overpass.
___X__103.  If you're a stock-type horse rider, ride a gaited horse on the trail or if you're a gaited
              horse rider, ride a stock-type horse on the trail.  
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X__104. Ride in a saddle that is not your normal saddle. (Like an english if you normally
              ride western.)
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X__105.  Ride your horse in a timed event, like pole bending or barrel racing.
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X__106. Train your horse to do a trick, like bow, kiss, roll a barrel, etc.


Experiences We Lived Through:  
(Not cause you wanted to, just that you did and survived it.)
___X___107.  Have a run-in with yellow jackets or hornets.
_______108.  See a bear.
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X___109.  Didn't fall off when your horse spooked at something, or nothing, on the trail.
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X___110.  Ride a green horse on the trail.
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X___111.  See, and your horse deal well with, a motorcycle or ATV while out on the trail.
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X___112.  Ride when you're miserable, like when you're sick, hurt, cold, or hot.                    
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X___113.  Jump a log instead of just walking over it.
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X___114.  Find your way, after you got lost, during a ride.
_______115.  Flush pheasant while trail riding.
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X___116.  Fell off, and got back on right away, while trail riding.
_______117.  See a poisonous snake.
_______118.  See a skunk. (Preferably from a safe distance.)
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X___119.  Flush quail while trail riding.
_______120.  Run into something totally out of place, like a peacock or something.
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X___121. Survive a run-in with itch weed or stinging nettle.
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X___122. See a wolf.  Contact the Missouri Department of Conservation if you do.
_______123. See a mountain lion.  Contact the Missouri Department if you do.  These are
         becoming more prevalent in southern MO.
_______124.  Fire a gun from horseback, hunting or self-defense.  
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X___125.  See illegal activity on a trail-- drug deals, meth labs, or illegal ATV use.                   
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X___126.  Lose tack out on the trail that was later recovered.
_______127.  Lose a horse out on the trail that was later recovered.
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X___128.  Have a crucial piece of tack, like a girth or a headstall, break while on the trail.  
_______129.  Have your horse lay down and roll while you're riding.
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X___130.  Have your horse try and lay down and roll in water while you're riding.
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X___131.  Ride next to active railroad tracks when the train is running.   
___X___132.  Ride near an airport with lots of planes landing and taking off.
_______133.  Survive an encounter with a mud bog or quick sand.
 
___X___134.  Ride by a large piece of equipment, like a road grader, tractor trailer, or brush hog
          while riding on a trail or back road.  
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X___135. Gallop full speed on a trail, either because of racing or to see how fast you can go.
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X___136.  Ridden the horse-difficult portion of the Mudlick Trail at Sam A. Baker, while
           riding a horse wearing 4 iron shoes (or similar shut-ins with only boulders for a
           path.)
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X___137.  Jumped down onto the back of your horse “Indiana Jones style” – from
            something higher than his back, like the side of a ditch, bank, etc.
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X___138.  Ridden backwards or sideways (as in sitting on the horse facing his tail or with
         both legs on the same side of the saddle).
_______139.  Ridden sidesaddle on the trail (in a real sidesaddle, not just draping your leg around
         the horn on a Western saddle).
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X___140.  Laid down on your horse while riding bareback, so that your head was resting on
         top of his hindquarters but your legs were still hanging down his sides.
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X___141.  Fell asleep while riding but didn’t fall off.


Missouri Trails I've Ridden:
_______142.  Angeline Trail
_______143.  Apple Creek Trail.
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X___144.  Audubon Trail.
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X___145.  Babler State Park Trail.
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X___146.  Bell Mountain Wilderness Trail.
_______147.  Berry Bend Trail.
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X___148.  Berryman Trail.
_______149.  Bicentennial Trail
_______150.  Big Buffalo Creek Trail
_______151.  Big Piney Trail.
_______152.  Blue & Gray Park Trails.
_______153.  Blue Ridge Horse Trail.
_______154.  Bonanza Trail.
___X___155.  Broemmelsiek Trail.
_______156.  Bunch Hollow Trail.
_______157.  Bushwhaker Lake Trail.
_______158.  Busiek Trail.
_______159.  Caney Mountain Roads.
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X___160. Canaan Conservation Area Trail.
_______161.  Castor River Trail.
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X___162.  Cedar Creek Trail.
_______163.  Charlie Heath Trail.
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X___164.  Chubb Trail.
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X___165.  Cliff Cave Trails.
_______166.  Cole Creek Trail.
_______167.  Compton Hollow Trail
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X___168.  Crane Lake Trail.
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X___169.  Cuiver River Trail.
_______170.  Current River Roads.
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X___171.  Daniel Boone Trail
_______172.  Deer Ridge Trail.
_______173.  Devil's Backbone Trail.
_______174.  Duck Creek Roads.
_______175.  Eminence Area Roads.
_______176.  Flag Spring Roads.
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X___177.  Forest 44 Trails.
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X___178.  Fort Bellefontaine Trail.
_______179.  Fort Crowder Trails.
_______180.  Fox Valley Roads.
_______181.  Frisco Highline Trail.
_______182.  Gist Ranch Roads.
_______183.  Glade Top Trail.
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X___184.  Goggins Mountain Trail.
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X___185.  Greensfelder Park Trails.
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X___186.  Grotpeter Trail & Lone Wolf Trail (Castlewood State Park).
_______187.  Henry Sever Trail.
_______188.  Hercules Glade Trail.
_______189.  Holly Ridge Trail.
_______190.  Honey Creek Trail.
_______191.  Huckleberry Ridge Trail.
_______192.  Hulston Mill Trail.
_______193.  Huzzah Roads.
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X___194.  Indian Camp Creek Trail.
_______ 195.  Indian Trail Roads
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X___196.  J. Avery Ruble Trail.
_______197.  James A. Reed Trail.
_______198.  Joanna Trail.
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X___199.  Kaintuck Hollow Trail.
_______200.  Katy Trail.
_______201.  Lake Showme Trail.
_______202.  Lake Wappapello Trail.
_______203.  Landahl Horse Trail.
_______204.  Lead Mine Trails.
_______205.  Lick Creek Trail.
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X___206.  Little Indian Creek Trial.
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X___207.  Little Lost Creek Trail.
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X___208.  Long Ridge Trail.
_______209.  Longview Horse Trail.
_______210.  Lower Meramec Trail
_______211.  McAdoo Equestrian Trail.
_______212.  Mingo Swamp Road.
_______213.  Monkey Mountain Trail.
_______214.  Moreau Creek Trail.
_______215.  Mozingo Lake Trail
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X___216.  Mudlick Trail.
_______217.  Orleans Trail.
_______218.  Ozark Scenic River Trail.
_______219.  Ozark Trail, Between The River Section.
_______220.  Ozark Trail, Blair Creek Section.
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X___221.  Ozark Trail, Courtois Section.
_______222.  Ozark Trail, Eleven Point Section.
_______223.  Ozark Trail, Karkaghne Section.
_______224.  Ozark Trail, Marble Creek Section.
_______225.  Ozark Trail, Middle Fork Section
_______226.  Ozark Trail, North Fork Section
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X___227.  Ozark Trail, Taum Sauk Section
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X___228.  Ozark Trail, Trace Creek Section.
_______229.  Ozark Trail, Victory Trail Section.
_______230.  Ozark Trail, Wappapello Section.
_______231.  Peck Ranch Roads.
_______232.  Peewah Trail.
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X___233.  Pike Run Trail.
_______234.  Piney Creek Trail
_______235.  Pleasant Hope Trail.
_______236.  Pomme de Terre Trail
_______237.  Poosey Trails.
_______238.  Prairie Home Trail.
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X___239.  Queeny Park Trails.
_______240.  Ranacker Trail.
_______241.  Ridge Runner Trail.
_______242.  Riverbreaks Trail.
_______243.  Robert E. Talbot Trail.
_______244.  Rock Bridge Trail.
_______245.  Rock Pile Mountain Trail.
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X___246.  Rockwoods Range Trail.
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X___247.  Route 66 Trail.
_______248.  Rudolf Bennitt Trails.
_______249.  Sioux Passage Trail.
_______250.  Smithville Lake Trail.
_______251.  Spanish Lake Trail.
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X___252.  St. Joe Horse Trail.
_______253.  Sugar Creek Trail.
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X___254.  Swan Creek Trail.
_______255.  Thompson River Trail.
_______256.  Three Creeks Trail.
_______257.  Trail of the 4 Winds Trail.
_______258.  University Forest Trail.
_______259.  Victory Horse Trail.
_______260.  Watkins Mill Horse Trail.
_______261.  West Tyson Trail
_______262.  Whites Creek Trail.
_______263.  White Ranch Roads.
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X___264.  Wilson's Creek Trail.
_______265.  Wire Road Trail.
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