Ranger Sarah found Phaseolus polystachios, commonly known as the thicket bean or wild kidney bean, it's a wild relative of the lima bean
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with one last view of Moonshiners Cave before she starts the uphill climb to the trailhead.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with another looks at Moonshiners Cave. Legend says that the cave became a hideout for bootleggers transporting moonshine.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with a looks at the bluffs to the east of Moonshiners Cave.
— at Ozark National Forest.

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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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