MISSOURI HAS IT ALL

Why do we go so far and spend so much? When we have beauty, history,and lots of water right here at home.
The first photo was taken in the fall of 1970 one year after we had moved back to St Louis. I took this photo from the stern of a cabin cruiser that a friend of ours borrowed for a ride at the Lake of the Ozarks. The fall colors, the quietness of the lake at off season time, and the uniqueness of traveling on a boat that could sleep six was a great experience.
The next photo is from the top of an Ozark hill at Tan Tara on the Lake of the Ozarks. A friend of ours had a condo and we began an interest in going to the lake during the off season. This photo I believe was taken Jan. 1996.


For a change of pace sometimes we travel to Branson to catch some great shows. However this third photo proves that the Branson area also has beautiful scenery. The view is of Lake Taneycomo taken from a Ozark hill.
The last photo is not of a beautiful sight but of the Independence Missouri courthouse. Remember I said Missouri also has lots of history. This is a photo of the Jackson County Courthouse located on the square in Independence Missouri.
We spent three years living there and enjoyed every moment of our time in Independence.
This particular court house has a lot of history as former president Harry Truman started his political career there by being elected county judge. In addition there is the Truman home [very interesting tour] and of course the Truman presidential library.