Talley Bend - Harry S. Truman Reservoir

On Friday, May 21st we left Lake Wappapello and crossed the southern part of Missouri to Springfield on US Hwy 60. What a great drive!! It was a really nice 4-lane all the way except for about 5 miles, no red lights to speak of - interstate quality. Also, the scenery through this southern tier of Missouri is just beautiful. Most of the countryside is hardwood timber with small farms interspersed along the way. Part of the route goes through the Mark Twain National Forest and the upper parts of the Ozark Mountains. Just a really beautiful scenic drive. In Springfield we took Hwy 13 North, again a great 4-lane, great countryside. We made it to our destination - Talley Bend Campground (Army Corps of Engineers) on the Harry S. Truman Reservoir near Lowry City, MO.



We are still seeing lots of evidence of recent flooding. This lake is way up above it’s normal level.From the pictures below you can see how close behind our camper the water level is and also how a lot of the trees are in the water.







On Saturday we took a long drive through the back roads looking for birds. We visited and drove through the Missouri Schell-Osage Conservation Area. Nothing new in the way of birds to add to our list - still seeing lots of Dickcissels. The scenery throughout the country side remains to be beautiful - lots of small to medium sized farms. Wooded tracts, and big hay fields. We are pretty sure that a lot of the farms in this area belong to Mennonite families. We have seen a couple with their horses and covered buggies, plus there is other evidence that they live in this area.



This morning we went to church in Lowry City and then spent a quiet relaxing afternoon in camp. Tomorrow is moving day again - on to Arrow Rock.