Here is the lower road on the campground loop.  You can see here that is is under water.  About 3 feet under water.  If the low water bridge had been constructed differently and there was not a dip in the road here, we would not have this problem.  This shouldn’t happen very often, but we […]

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Here’s where we left off last time.  This is a Caterpillar D6D - it is a powerful machine.  He (Dave) had to cut a little off the bank so he could get up there easier.  It is steeper than it looks in the picture.  This is where the road to our house will be.  I […]

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For the ladies…

Grass.  Covered with ice.
 

Grass.  Covered with ice.  Close up.
 
 
Some sort of bush.  Covered with ice.
 

Some sort of bush.  Covered with ice.  Close up.
 

Some sort of bush.  Covered with ice.  Closer up.
 

I know this looks like the same bush covered with ice.  But it is not.  This is a different bush covered with ice.
 

The […]

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When I went out to the property the other day to meet the "bulldozer guy," I noticed the water was up about a foot or so and flowing over the low water bridge.

The water was only about 4 inches deep on the bridge - safe enough to drive over.
 

Here’s the view from the other side […]

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I went out to the property this morning to meet the "bulldozer guy".  His job today was to cut in the roads and a building pad.

Caterpillar D6D
 

To be continued…

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A couple of weeks ago I took John, Jacob and Jason out to the property.  We had a mission.  We were to be meeting someone at the property at 2pm.  We picked up breakfast on the way and ate in the truck.

John
 

Jacob
 

Jason
 

We also grabbed lunch on the way.  We parked the truck at the main […]

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Do you remember this picture of the Finley Park Dam?  That was Tuesday, January 8th, the morning after we got 3.5 inches of rain overnight.  That is a lot of water!

Monday, January 21st… 13 days later.  Almost back down to normal.

That water is cold.  Very cold.  Do you wanna take a dip?
Oh yeah… let me […]

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Remember that I said I am always up for an adventure?  I am sure the people that put this sign up were just referring to thin ice, right?  Wouldn’t that be fun to walk on?  I may be a bit heavy, but the kids…
 

Jill had a great idea.  Maybe we should throw rocks on it […]

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As I was looking through the Bettendorf Photo Archives, I discovered these pictures of the kids hiking at the White Tank Mountains.  I used to take the kids there often; it was only 10 minutes from the house.  These pictures are from three different hikes we went on back in 2004.  During the Spring it […]

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Southern Missouri Governments to Help Streams After Illegal Activities
Release date: 10/05/2006
Contact Information: Martin Kessler, (913) 551-7236, kessler.martin@epa.gov

Environmental News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Kansas City, Kan., October 5, 2006) – Two local governments in south-central Missouri that illegally bulldozed streambeds are required by EPA to perform nearly $30,000 in mitigation for the significant environmental […]

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