.>>
.>> WELL,
.>> WELL, WELCOME BACK. WE'VE HAD A GREAT WEEK HERE CELEBRATING CHEQUE'S BIG
ADVENTURE IN MISSOURI. >> HE'S
DONE IT ALL FROM THE ST. LOUIS
ARCH TO SILVER DOLLAR CITY. I
MEAN SO MANY GREAT ADVENTURES.
AND THIS MORNING WE'RE WRAPPING
THINGS UP WITH ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS YOU CAN
THINK OF IN THE OZARKS. AND
CHUCK, THERE'S ONE HMON WAS ONE
MAN BEHIND IT ALL. >> OH, AND
YOU KNOW, MOST OF US, CARLOS,
HAVE HEARD OF BEST PRO SHOPS.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT THE
FOUNDER AND CEO JOHNNY MORRIS
IS ALSO THE CREATIVE FORCE
BEHIND THE BIG CEDAR LODGE? >>
NOW THERE'S SOMETHING HERE FOR
EVERYONE FROM FISHING AND GOLF
TO WORLD CLASS DINING AND SO
MUCH MORE
. NO PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
THE BEAUTY, MYSTERY AND
SPECTACULAR ABUSE OF MISSOURI
LIKE BIG CEDAR LODGE, THE
BEAUTIFUL WILDERNESS RESORT IN
THE OZARKS. >> WE HAVE A LOT
OF AMAZING ATTRACTIONS HERE NOT
TO BE DUPLICATED. LOOK AT THE
FLOWERING TREES RIGHT? I MEAN
IT'S GLOWING. THIS IS DOGWOOD
CANYON NATURE PARK 10000 ACRES
WITH PRISTINE DISNEY LIKE
DETAILS AROUND THE ROCK AND
WATER AND BEAUTY THIS IS THE
NEW STAR IN THE CANYON. HIS
NAME IS TAKOTA AND WE GOT HIM
JUST RECENTLY. WE GOT UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL WITH SOME AMAZING
WILDLIFE THERE. DON'T IF YOU'RE
REAL LUCKY YOU CAN TRY YOUR
HAND AT FLY-FISHING. >> HEY
BUDDY, WHAT DO YOU GOT RIGHT
HERE? I TOLD BOB I WANTED TO
CATCH A RAINBOW OR TRY TO BRING
HIM RIGHT HERE. THAT'S WHAT'S
KNOWN AS A CURRENT JOB THERE.
WELL THERE'S A NICE LOOKING
CREATURE HERE HONESTLY SAY THAT
I WENT TO DOGWOOD CANYON NATURE
PARK AND CAUGHT A FISH I DON'T
KNOW TO SAY HOW BIG IT WAS BUT
NO JOHNNY MORRIS, THE FOUNDER
OF BASS PRO SHOPS IN BIG CEDAR
LODGE, ONE OF THE GREAT GOLF
EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS TOO.
THERE ARE FIVE COURSES WE
VISITED THE NEWEST ONE I HIT
THE GREEN BAY. THERE WE GO. THE
TIGER WOODS DESIGNED PAINES
VALLEY COURSE THE DESERT
OF THIS GOLF DINNER, THE
NINETEENTH HOLE NOW CALLED THE
MOST TALKED ABOUT GOLF HOLE IN
THE WORLD. IT'S JUST THE
EXPERIENCE VIEWS OF THE OZARKS
MOUNTAINS AND OBVIOUSLY YOU
HAVE THIS NINETEENTH HOLE
BEHIND ME BUT ONCE YOU FINISH
IT YOU ACTUALLY TAKE THIS CKEY
TRAIL UP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS,
UP THROUGH THE ROCKIES, BACK TO
THE CLUBHOUSE GOING UP A 200
FOOT LIMESTONE CLIFF SIDE
ANCIENT CAVES TO GET BACK TO
THE TOP. IT'S AN EXPERIENCE
UNLIKE ANY OTHER INDOT THE
NEARBY TOP OF THE ROCK IS A
SHOWPIECE. OK, SO WE ARE ON THE
LOSKARN HAVEN NATURE TRAIL TOUR
AND IT'S A THREE AND A HALF
MILE CART TOUR THROUGH THE
BEAUTIFUL OZARK MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG THIS WE'RE GOING TO SEE
EVERYTHING FROM OBVIOUSLY THE
NATURE AROUND US TO WATERFALLS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
LOST TIERNON AND WE'RE ALSO
GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME
AMAZING BRIDGES THAT RANGE
FROM METAL BRIDGES ALL THE WAY
TO HAND DRAWN WOODEN BRIDGES
THAT WERE MADE BY SOME LOCAL
AMISH FAMILIES. >> BUT YOU
CANNOT EXPERIENCE THIS PLACE
WITHOUT SEEING THE SUN SET IN
THE WESTERN SKY SUNSET CEREMONY
.NO BETTER WAY TO DESCRIBE
THEM THAN ICONIC FOR
IF YOU
WERE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AND
VISITED THIS PLACE IT COULD
VERY WELL BE THE HIGHLIGHT
OF YOUR TRIP. IT'S IN MISSOURI
THOUGH AND BIG CEDAR LODGE IS
NOT ONLY A TREAT TO VISIT BUT A
MEMORY TO CHERISH UNLIKE
ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN
BEFORE
. WOW WOW WOW. WOW. >>
I'VE BEEN TO MISSOURI BEFORE
AND I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY NOT
BEEN IN THE RIGHT PATH. >> WE
LOADED UP OUR GEAR AND I WAS
GONE. I DON'T WANT BOTTLEWORKS
WELL WE HAVE SOME LINKS FOR YOU
FOR BIG CEDAR LODGE IN MY BLOG
AT OUR DOTCOM COM CHUCK'S BIG
ADVENTURE. I WANT TO THANK
JOHNNY MORRIS ALL THE FOLKS AT
BEST PRO SHOPS AND JANET WHO
WAS OUR GUIDE THERE FOR FOR OUR
TRIP THERE. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK OUR PRODUCER MEGHAN
SIMPSON, OUR PHOTOGRAPHER
EXTRAORDINAIRE AND EDITOR STEVE
RHODES. >> WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS A LONG TIME BUT IT WAS A
GREAT TIME BRINGING YOU THESE
STORIES. >> IT REALLY I MEAN I
WANT TO GO TO MISSOURI NOW AND
EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING THAT YOU
EXPERIENCE. THERE WASN'T A
SINGLE STOP ALONG THE WAY THAT
I WASN'T THRILLED ABOUT
YESTERDAY. SCOTTIE GRABER, OUR
PHOTOGRAPHER AND I ALONG WITH
DAVE CALABRO WERE AT THE
SPEEDWAY DOING WORK FOR RACE
DAY AND WE WERE SHOT WE WERE AT
THE MUSEUM AND THERE WERE A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN THE MUSEUM
YESTERDAY I BET NO KIDDING. A
DOZEN PEOPLE CAME UP