It seems like forever since I posted.... Our week/ weekend down on the lake was great. The weather was fantastic and the water not so cold that the younger members didn't go swimming and paddle boating..
We took turns making dinners so the food was good and varied.
Missouri is the "cave state"... due to the type of sediment and the inland sea. There was one people could tour about 2 miles away so the three younger ones went to visit. The didn't do the "crawl" tour... felt they were too big and Dominic hit his head on the ceiling of the regular tour!! The cave is open year round and the temperature stays in the mid 50's. They did enjoy the tour!!
For those who don't know... the Lake of the Ozarks is a man made lake... made for electrical power and recreation. The lake is still owned by the power company but the shore has been developed since the 1930's. This area had deep valleys and rivers and when dams were built the area was flooded. This may have been a Works project... providing employment and recreation possibilities to central Missouri.
The geography has meant lots of little coves and shoreline depths up to 20 feet. Little is walk-in and some very steep hillsides. But a great place !!
We were so lucky weather wise... on our trip back ( we were the last to leave being retired and little work obligations) rain hit us heavily!! So heavily that cars pulled over on the highway and semi-trucks went much slower than usual.
Laundry done... things put away... thinking about a possible next getaway!!
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I used to love caves and we went to several that were fun. I had no idea that Missouri was the Cave State. What fun! Hmmmm.... One of these days, we shall have to make a trip there.
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