Because of the heat, we had the campground nearly to ourselves. There are two camping loops in the park, and we saw about half a dozen campers in each loop. Most were in campers of some sort, but there were a few brave (or crazy) tent campers.
We arrived around 5:00 on Friday evening, quickly set up, and headed straight for the beach. We couldn't believe how low the water lever was. Here is a picture of Kat and Shane at the ropes. At the ropes, the water should be chest high on Shane most of the time. There was also grass growing on the beach; this part of the sand should have been under water.
After sleeping in on Saturday morning, we ran into town (Clinton, MO) only because we needed to pick up foil and a couple of other things at Dollar General. There was nothing to do in town, and it was too hot to do it, so we headed back to the lake and swam for a couple of hours. In the early evening, we drove out about five miles to the tiny town of Deepwater, MO (ironic name, yes?) where an ice cream social was going on. $5 each bought us huge bowls of homemade ice cream -- vanilla, strawberry and/or chocolate, a large serving of homemade cake or pie, and iced tea or coffee. Ice cream socials seem to be an endangered species, so we wanted Kat to experience one before they fade away entirely.
We spent the evening either reading inside or stargazing outside, and we allowed Kat to watch a movie. That's something we limit at home and more so when we're camping.
We took our time breaking camp on Sunday morning and were back at home before 1:00, which is rather early for us.
We do a lot of sight-seeing on most of our trips, but this one was more about relaxing and getting away. It was a nice change.
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Parked at Sparrowfoot Campground, Truman Lake
near Clinton, MO
July 20-22, 2012
