Kayaking on the James River above Lake Springfield
July 21 I took Luke for an afternoon kayaking on the James River at Springfield, Missouri [12 pictures].
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July 21 I took Luke for an afternoon kayaking on the James River at Springfield, Missouri [12 pictures].
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I decided to ignore the temperatures in the high nineties and take the kayaks and our youngest daughter out for a short run on the James River. The plan was to put in at the Southwood Access point, go up river and drop back down-river and take-out at Lake Springfield.
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With the kids in Kansas City for the weekend we decided to take our kayaks and camp at Berry Bend Campground on Truman Lake.
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This was our first ever camping trip and the catalyst for our love of outdoors recreation in the Ozarks. Some Friends invited us to join them canoeing and camping Memorial weekend. Needless to say we jumped at the opportunity. With climbing temperatures it looked like this was going to be an ideal time for us to have our first try at camping together and my first camping trip in over 40 years.
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