Washington SP Camping/Mother's Day

We tried a new state park to camp in this time, Washington SP in DeSoto, MO. It is a small campground but a very cool park. Unfortunately, the Big River was flooded and all the trails were closed because of the flood. They canceled all the canoe trips as well. We did however go see the petroglyphs which are rock carvings made by Native Americans. It is believed they lived in the area around 1000 A.D. Some of the carvings were very easy to see and others not so much, but given how old they are it's a wonder you can see any of them.

I'm glad to report that we had no mishaps whatsoever on this particular trip. I'm sure some of my readers will be disappointed as I cracked everyone up over our last trip out! Ellie was really good though she did seem to have an asthma attack. Drew still got bored but he had a good time too. Our campsite was more secluded than the ones at Meramec SP. We are definitely looking forward to going back to Washington SP. It's less than an hour away, they have a swimming pool, 3 hiking trails, float trips and a sand bar you can hang out on in the Big River (provided it isn't flooded).

This is how I spent my Mother's Day and I'm glad we went camping. We came home and visited awhile with Bill's mom and then we went over to my mom's. It was a nice Mother's Day all around. I finally got my Missouri Bird book so I can look up all the birds. I saw my first ever Bluebird while camping! It's the freaking state bird and in my 40+ years I have never seen one until this past weekend. Awesome.

Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day and a good weekend. Our next trip isn't until June 12th and we are going with our friends/neighbors to Meramec. Provided Meramec isn't still under water by then! I heard everyone had to evacuate because of flooding. Wow!