Events

Sep. 14 - Balloon Glow on Art Hill
之前幾年，都是相公帶我乘電軌車去。
今年他沒興趣，而我的朋友沒看過，她說要看，我們一個在南一個在北，那我就說駕車在那兒見。

沒想到駕車去要找車位泊，真的是問題，車多人更多。好不容易找到非停車位也照泊，就走約1-2哩路去該地點。

我和朋友聚了，坐下來欣賞音樂不到半小時就徹，忘了還有煙花，因怕結束時太多人離開，又是問題。

總之，花費在來去的時間6倍多。
哈哈。

Sep. 15 - Astronomical Night Under the Stars at Crestwood Park. 
This was one of the places Steve grew up, grade school through college. The sledding hill, he used to walk his dog there. 

A hot air balloon landed here.

Tonight, there were 4 telescopes, we got to see half moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Altair (star) and a globular cluster.

That was awesome.

Sep. 16 - Kirkwood Greentree Festival

Steve went there for curry puffs, his favorite.

Little pieces of yard art. If you look closely, you can see that everything is made out of spoons.

There were several Civil War re-enactment groups at the festival.

Medicine, as practiced around the Civil War.

Another re-enactment group. This was a mobile blacksmith shop. The forge is real, and they were demonstrating how they make some of the things they sell.

Steve said: The Lilliputian fleet, heading off to attack Blefuscu.

Great non-carbonated root beer. 

US - Ozark National Scenic Riverways in MO

Labor Day weekend we headed down to see the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

 我還沒去過九寨溝…

"Goundwater plays a premier role in the makeup of the springs and rivers of this spectacular national park."  

這河能比美九寨溝嗎？

Big Spring, the water is a beautiful blue color coming out of the spring.

看了這麼漂亮的色景，我的心情即刻被療愈。

 "...This park exists to protect these largely spring-fed streams that run through some of the Ozarks' most beautiful scenery."

Big Spring Trail

Rocky Falls

Klepzig Mill (far right)  

A few people came here to swim, as it was much less crowded than Rocky Falls.  We didn't think this mill was worth the drive.  It isn't far from Rock Falls, but the access road is very rugged, and even the pickup truck in front of us had a hard time in some spots.

Alley Mill, sadly the mill is no longer functional, but it is open (summer only) to tour, and very knowledgeable staff is there to answer questions.  The mill is on the river where water exits from a pond created by Alley Spring.

I always collect the National Parks quarters for my Malaysia family and friends.  Alley Mill is featured on the quarter for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

Like the water at Big Spring, the water here at Alley Spring is also a beautiful blue.

Why isn't the water I scoop up blue?

There is a hiking trail that goes around the spring.

Is it a monster swimming and diving in Alley Spring?

When we asked the ranger, he said, "A muskrat family is living in the pond..."

 Pioneer exhibit