I was asked in a comment where the Missouri River is, in relation to my house.
The yellowish dot is where I live. The red dots mark the roads where I turn to go to the river. Often, I'll ride down on one road and back on the other.
I also cross the highway and ride south quite often. I live in an ideal area for horseback riding!
The elevation at our house is 864; at the highest spot in the pasture, it's 880; and at the railroad track, it's 751. So if you walk from the highest elevation to the lowest, you get quite a workout.
Wow that river is bigger than I thought.
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Wow! how cool. Your lucky to live near the MO river, its beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe Arkansas River is about 25 miles from me.
The last time I was in St. Louis (May06) we went on another tourist expedition to the Arch and then we rode a riverboat tour on the Mississippi. MO is a gorgeous state
That's wonderful. You are so close! Some years ago at a different spot, I dipped my bicycle tire in the Missouri and rode that bike scross Iowa to the Missippi. The ride was called the RAGBRAI. Lots of fun/good food. Blessings, Penny http://journals.aol.com/firestormkids04/FromHeretoThere
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Wow, thanks for the amazing picture. The river is really wide, isn't it. Yep .. you are a lucky lady alright, able to saddle up Blue and ride all over that beautiful coutryside (when the weather cooperates of course). I enjoy seeing all the geometric patterns the crops have made on the river bottom land. Judy
ReplyDeleteGreat picture and very interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis is just plain cool!
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