Bubba's Oct. 18th Shut-Ins ride

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:'Table Normal'; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:''; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}Oct. 18th was a sunny, 60 degree fall day, aperfect day for a road trip. Where to go? In 1963 some friends took me to visitJohnson's Shut-Ins in SE Missouri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson's_Shut-Ins_State_Park).Over the years I have camped and hiked there many times but none since the dambroke on hilltop Taum Saulk Reservoir in 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_Station).The avalanche of water swept the valley and noticeably changing the landscape (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=12_14_2005).

What changes happened as a result of the inland tsunami? Asuitable goal!To avoid backtracking, I crossed the bridge into Missouri at Chester, Il. and returned by ferry at Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Total miles = 342

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