I’ve just finished processing pictures from my 3-day trip to Riverside, Missouri. I have a great lineup of images and information to share – probably over 2 posts. For starters, let me introduce you to part of the Missouri River:

This view of the Missouri River is from a new park in Riverside, specially designed to withstand being completely submerged in flood conditions. Damaging floods occurred in 1925, 1927, 1944, 1951, 1973, 1982 and 1993.¹ The City History page of Riverside”s website says:

It’s believed that the worst flood was the famous 1993 disaster when waters rose to nearly the heart of the city, inundating scores of businesses along Highway 9 and causing millions in damage.

…No wonder they built a submersible park!

Here is a map to give you an idea of where I was standing when I took this photo:

While visiting family in Missouri, we also managed to fit in a trip to Weston Bend State Park, where I was delighted to see this sign:

I also made a brief visit to Honker Cove Waterfowl Refuge on Smithville Lake where we picked our way carefully through a narrow, poison ivy-lined trail, to the shoreline:

I had a great trip and a fun time exploring the area – look for more on this trip in the next couple of posts.

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