Roaring River State Park, Missouri
We started out in Oklahoma, traveled thru Arkansas and ended up in Missouri. Most of the travel was on back roads thru the Ozark Mountains. Just gorgeous country! Our final destination was Roaring River State Park which is a fisherman's paradise.
I don't know what it is about Missouri, but they have the bluest, clearest water of any state.
As is the case on some journeys, there are a few hiccups along the way. Early this morning we picked up a bolt that blew our tire. Thank goodness for hubbies...and I'm not just saying this because it's our 12th Anniversary today! BTW - Ned's an expert tire changer and we were on our way in no time. (Thank goodness too for our spare Michelin tire!).
Once we arrived at Roaring Park State Park we did our usual exploration on bike. Loved seeing the spring! This is the headwaters of the Roaring River. It produces over 20 million gallons of water a day.
There's a huge underground cave system that some divers have explored. Kevin are you game?
There's also a fish hatchery at this state park. It takes anywhere from 12 to 18 months before a trout can be introduced to the river.
Interesting to see all the stages of growth. Here's the toddler pool.
And here's the full grown trout in the river. They must be over 2 ft! (They are swimming around the rocks in the bottom of the picture).
This state park also has an old lodge built by the CCC circa 1930's.
And a new one too. Very reminiscent of the great lodges in the West, only smaller.
Happy Anniversary traveling buddy. It's been a wonderful 12 years, filled with great family times, laughter and lots of love. Lucky girl.
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