We went to the Current River in Missouri this summer and floated down the river. Several families went and took the kiddos this year and we really had a great time. The kids were well behaved and us adults enjoyed each others company. At night, we played baseball down by the river.
We ate dinner on the deck overlooking the river.
The kids playing in the motel room.
We took a little field trip up the mountain to Big Spring. This marks the beginning of the river where it flows out of the ground and caves...pretty awesome.
As you can see, the steam coming off the water. The water was so cold and of course it was 90 something degrees that evening.
We had all the kids put their hand in the water to feel how cold the water actually is coming out of the ground.
Macy wanted in the pic with me and Hank...
A little history...
Natural History: The name says it all. Big Spring is indeed a big spring and the biggest in Missouri in terms of average daily discharge with some 276 million gallons of cool spring water (58 degrees Fahrenheit) flowing from it each day. This is one of the largest springs in the world. A dye-trace study has showed that dye introduced into a losing stream 39.5 miles away (near Mountain View) was detected at Big Spring 16 days later. This is the longest distance groundwater trace in the U.S. Large springs such as this depend on large areas of karst landscape to recharge them. The spring is at least 80 feet deep based on research dives.The spring run of Big Spring provides cool water that feeds the Current River.
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