Bennett Springs State Park, Missouri

September 29, 2008

We finished our coffee along the Niangua River and headed into Bennett Springs State Park. The first thing we noticed were fishermen and women lining the steam; we wondered if there was a contest, but found out it was just a slow day at this famous fishing spot in Missouri. The emerald waters bubble up out of the ground and trout fishing is abundant. There is a really educational nature center where we learned just what a spring is and how they are labled. Bennett Springs is a magnatude one, meaning it has over a million gallons of water coming out a day. We saw a drop of water magnified a million times so that the microscopic algae and protozoa looked about half a foot long! Ranger Diane was very helpful. She provided us with a treasure hunt questionair to fill out so we could get another signiture on our application for Missouri Explorer, like a junior ranger program.

Look at the pretty butterfly we found!

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