Ranger Sarah looks out a window at Moonshiners Cave. She did not find any Moonshine in Moonshiners Cave.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah starts checking out the inside of Moonshiners Cave. A family used the cave as their root cellar to store vegetables and foods that they had canned. Their homestead was located up above the bluff.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah at the entrance to Moonshiners Cave. In 1905 a stone wall was built which enclosed the opening of the bluff.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah approaches Moonshiners Cave. The “cave” is really more of a bluff shelter.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah finds a trail marker for Moonshiners Cave.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah isn't going to let a fallen tree stop her from getting to Moonshiners Cave.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah found a Wild American Persimmons (Diospyros virginiana). They have a sweet, honey-apricot flavor, ranging from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas. Ripe from September to November, they are best eaten when very soft, having a custard-like texture,
— at Ozark National Forest.

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As Ranger Sarah heads down the Moonshiners Cave Trail she hopes the trail doesn't get to steep, she has to hike back up.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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