Saturday, March 20, 2010

Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

The boy and his dad...click to enlarge - but you'll still have a hard time seeing them. They got quite a bit ahead of the girl and I...

Today we went hiking for about 5 miles in the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area CBCA (where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet).

The first half of the hike was in a wooded area on a mud packed trail next to the river - the second half was on a paved road out in the open. The open area was much colder/windier and though they don't like to admit it - the kids were glad that mom "encouraged" them to dress warmly and bring hats and gloves.

I planned on taking a photo of the spot where the rivers met but my camera battery died. Though it worked awhile later when I tried taking some other photos.

There is a large visitor center at the CBCA which the kids enjoyed - especially seeing stuffed Trumpeter Swans (we read a book last week on Audubon which mentioned Trumpeter Swans so it was fun to get a look at how gigantic they really are), a bobcat, giant catfish etc.

There were a number of these cool mosaics at different points in the trail...

3 comments:

CanadianGrandma said...

You sure find interesting sites to visit and explore!

Anonymous said...

It is important to educate our children and making it fun, like a hike.

Ruth.

Anonymous said...

Looks like an interesting excursion.