What a difference a few months makes! If you'll remember, last July we visited Sparrowfoot during a the middle of a heat wave and drought. The beach then was almost non-existent and the park was practically empty.
This weekend was a different story. The park was full almost to capacity. A few sites were closed and their power hook-ups wrapped, so we assume they were out of commission. The grass and trees were green and lush. The temperatures were lovely, around 80 degrees during the day and mid-60s at night.
Unfortunately, the beach was again non-existent. We thought because the lake levels were so high earlier in the spring that maybe the sand had washed away (it's been known to happen), and then later we heard that at least one beach on Truman Lake had been closed because of a high E.coli count, but we found out with certainty that the Sparrowfoot Beach is closed this season because of budget reductions.
That didn't keep Kat from getting in the water, though. Or at least trying to, but she soon found out that the water is still quite cold.
She and Shane tried some fishing. Our neighbors at camp who had boats were hauling in some very large catfish, but all Shane caught from the shore was this little bass.
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I spent some time lounging in the sun, then lounging in the shade, then lounging while reading. Shane also did some reading and poked around at the campfire a lot. Meanwhile, Kat made friends with other young campers and enjoyed a water gun fight. We watched a movie or two inside the camper, (NOT roughing it, but so what?), stayed up very late, slept in very late, and generally had a great time doing whatever we liked, whenever we liked.
More often than not, it rains on us at camp. This time, the rain didn't happen until our drive home, when we ran into (and back out of) a very heavy thunderstorm, but it was bright and sunny again by the time we got home.
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Parked at Sparrowfoot Campground, Truman Lake
near Clinton, MO
May 24-27, 2013
