Richard

Confluence point

Sunday, 27. September 2009, 01:46:00

Missouri River, confluence, Mississippi River, photography

I've written here and here about the place where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers join, the Confluence, but I had never been able to get there until tonight. Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park has been closed for a few years following extensive flood damage, but, at last, they opened it this summer. (In the top picture, the Missouri is on the left, the Mississippi on the right.)

So I was able to follow a long, winding, gravel road through the corn fields to reach to actual tip of the division between these mighty rivers. Very peaceful it was too, the meeting of two very like-minded bodies of water!

A nice way to get out of the house and get some fresh air and evening sun. Very restorative.

The RuinSunset

Comments

Stardancer # 27. September 2009, 01:54

That is so cool, Richard. Two rivers join just a couple of miles or so from me, but I've yet to see it. Can't get anybody to float that far down with me. I think they're afraid of gators or snakes or something.

Nice shots.

musickna # 27. September 2009, 02:03

It's a very peaceful place as long as the rivers aren't in flood, Star. Of course, it would be suicide to swim in it - the currents are very strong - but it looks so placid and friendly it almost tempts you to step right in. It's a shame you can't easily get to your local confluence; there really is something cool about rivers joining up.