Following the River and the Season

We’re a little bit further south along the Missouri at Indian Cave State Park, our only stop in Nebraska. We’re in rolling hills and hardwood forests, not what you might expect in Nebraska, but what I hoped for when I decided we should follow the Missouri River back on our return to Arkansas. I have not been disappointed.

And lately we have managed to stay on the edge of summer and fall, with daytime temperatures in the 70’s and overnight lows in the lower 50’s, and just a tinge of color to the leaves.

This morning I started out with a sweatshirt for a game of disc golf, but by the time we finished and drove down to the boat ramp I had shed the long sleeves. This boat ramp is parallel to the river and you enter with the current, which is strong.

We are miles below the last dam and this bold river truly rolls along through here.

This afternoon it is the perfect temperature to sit out in the shade at the campsite.

And at least now, on a Monday afternoon, it is blissfully quiet.