[Augie]

It was definitely nice to get out on the water. Was the first time Judy Badoomba has been in the water since last December. We didn't do any fishing - just went for a nice boat ride.

We launched at a ramp located on a little creek about two miles upstream from the Missouri River. Ran out and went upstream to I-70 to check out the bridge work over the river. MODoT has one new span open, the old bridge blown to smithereens and hauled out of the river, and is making good progress on the second span.

From there we ran back down a few miles and beached on California Island, which isn't really an island anymore. It used to be a real island but it was blown to smithereens by the floods of '93 and '95. Now it's a giant sand bar - ~3/4 mile long x ~1/10 mile wide. Mrs. Augie likes to wander about and pick up an interesting piece of driftwood/shiny rock/mammoth tusk/etc. She didn't find any museum pieces yesterday but did manage to come home with a nice sack of rocks to put in her aquarium.

[MomwithHope]

Nice pics nice boat!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That looks like a great place to explore and a good way to spend the day!

Reminds me of the Wisconsin River, though our water is SO HIGH this year, the normally plentiful Sand Bars are well under water.

I’ve canoed and camped on that river and sand bars many times through the years. Absolutely love it. :)

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Augie, Nice picture! Bet its a lot busier “beach” on the weekend, at least when you do not expect upstream storms!