Gratitude:
- living near Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- errands that put us near beautiful places
- noticing different angles
- natural springs
Yesterday we had an errand that landed us by a natural spring and hiking trail! How cool is that???
I’ve written about Big Spring before, so this time I thought I’d share photos of different view points. The spring itself gets tons of attention, and rightly so. It pumps out over 276+ million gallons of water a day!
Whoa! I can’t even get my mind around how much water that is!
Hope you have a great day!
Jessica
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The spring is amazing. The springs I have known should have been named seeps.
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Hi. It really is something. The sign says water comes underground from 45 miles around even. Nature is so amazing.
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We’ve gone to Alley Spring and Round Spring, but not Big Spring! Time to add it to the list! Thank you for your post showcasing such natural beauty. We are so lucky to live in Missouri!
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Hi. You will definitely love Big Spring. They are actually working on the old CCC buildings and are going to reopen them. There used to be a dining hall and cabins could be rented a long time ago. They’re fixing them up! There is a campground, but I’m not sure what the hookups are. The spring is about 3 miles from Van Buren. Down by the river, under the bridge, there’s a big campground. It was pretty full this week even. Pretty good for November.
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I am glad to hear they are preserving the old CCC buildings. My guess is there are not full hook ups, but we could still visit there if we were camping at Echo Bluff.
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I can’t wait until they open that dining hall!! I always look in the windows and wonder what it’s like in there. That’s true. There’s access to a lot of springs from Echo Bluff. If you really want to see something breathtaking, we need to go to Blue Spring. It’s east of Alley Springs maybe like 20-25 miles.
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I will keep Big Spring and Blue Spring in mind. It will help that they both begin with “B.” :)
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This comment of yours was in Trash… wonder what’s up with that!
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I often put a smiley face in with a colon and a right parenthesis. Maybe that is doing it. I won’t do that anymore, and we’ll see if my comments end up in the trash. Other than that, who knows?
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I love smiley faces. You don’t have to stop, I’ll just check. :)
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Wow! This is very pretty. I think a trip back to Missouri is in our future.
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Woo hoo!! Come on back! There are a lot of beautiful springs in this area. I could tell you about some amazing places!
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Thanks! I will definitely contact you for tips before we come back.
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Excellent! If you come to SE Missouri, holler. I’d be happy to make a list of must-sees.
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It’s amazing how the water are different colours of blue – lovely!
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Isn’t that cool? The springs around here are absolutely pristine clear- yet the blues are so varied. Stunning.
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