Missouri River by bmac62
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Welcome to my world :-)
While driving around Fort Leavenworth, Kansas this morning...looking for more fall colors, I came upon this arresting view.
I am standing on a sunken cut in a hill where thousands of covered wagons, oxen, mules, horses and walking settlers moved westward in the early 1800s on the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails. These two trails diverge further west of here.
Fort Leavenworth was garrisoned in 1827 to assist and protect pioneers on their westward migration.
The river is the Missouri River. The land on the other side is Missouri. Settlers crossed the river prior to 1888 using rope guided, floating ferries. In the 1950s the Army Corps of Engineers forced the meandering river into a well defined channel to control spring flooding.
Today, I'd hate to try to cross this river using anything other than a bridge...the river flows at a speed of 8 knots. Even a strong swimmer has trouble with water flowing this fast.
My home has been near here ever since my family and I first came to Leavenworth in 1974.
Bill
P.S. The railroad came to Leavenworth in 1866. Prior to that, paddle-wheel steamboats plied this river for purposes of transportation and commerce.
Comments (22)
MrsRatbag
Very lovely view indeed!
Kaartijer
Nice landscape, excellent description!*****
kenmo
A very beautiful and scenic place and you've captured it nicely...!!!!
skipper62
Beautiful view which was captured professionally Mr. Bill... Outstanding...
kansas
A wonderful view. Great info.
gypsyflame
WOW, this is just a breathtaking view....I love it, goes right to my favs!
ledwolorz
Beautiful place and fantastic photo.
Pannyhb
Wow, Bill:) This is magnificent. The colors are so vivid and well balanced, and your composition is, as always, a treat for the eyes. Postcard perfect.
johnny_damnit
Beautiful Photo. Great composition.
LovelyPoetess
A great shot and a history lesson all rolled into one. Thanks for sharing both. : )
Levemark
Very good!
durleybeachbum
So interesting! We are in the middle of some very fascinating programmes about the USA on British TV at present, and I am beginning to get more of an understanding of the history and a feel for the vast differences between the states.
Emil-arts
You've done it again Bill, this is just stunning. This is my favourite time of year, just look at the colour on those trees. Magnificent !!!
fredster66
Awesome composition. Looks wonderful and the lighting... perfect!
GBCalls
Beautiful place! Well done
debbielove
You live in a beautiful looking area! Really nice picture. I'll be over after the Dentist visit!!! Ha! Ha! Beautiful colors, well done, Bill Rob.
frankie96
Really pretty...gives a good feeling of actually being there..
npauling
A very beautiful place in the world, no wonder they fought so hard to stay there. A lovely capture.
CavalierLady
what an idyllic scene! The river looks much as it does in Omaha, but your composition with the building and the tree give it much more charm here.
nikolais
wonderful rivescape!
lorandbartho
Great view and photo!
anahata.c
going back in your gallery again...both the detail & the overall 'tone' of the shot, the way it all seems to come under one visual feeling, is perfect for the landscape and the gentle roll of the area. it feels historic by the way you capture it; and your move from the open white driving area (foreground) to the layers of land curving back & forth & the river and & then the sky is pastoral photography at its best. It all seems of an inward tone, and your capture of the building up front gives it the human dimension. If this is near where you've lived, you're in a beautiful area indeed. (A lot of people think this part of the country is one big piece of monotony: But they've never been...the variations stretch across the whole Midwest, and they are rich & beautiful as ever.) Beautiful shot, and very warm. You obviously care about this area very much...it shows.