No School Day 19

No School day 19

Apr 6

History- Rode our horses at Fort Crowder Conservation area. This was once part of the World War II camp Crowder Army Base where thousands of soldiers went through basic training.

Including Mort Walker who called the the place "Camp Swampy" in his comic strip Beetle Bailey.

 

It was fun to imagine all the soldiers who were once here, perhaps from far off places in the country where they hadn't seen this type of countryside.

 

We also discovered a few interesting remains of buildings. But the most curious was a large stone circle. Not sure what it was from. Any ideas?

 

Horticulture- Brittney is on the endless hunt for 4 leaf clovers, she can spot them anywhere. She has to be the luckiest girl there ever was. Before we left home she found multiple lucky clovers then again when were were riding she spotted some from the back of her horse! She must have eagle eyes!

 

We also saw lots of flowering trees like the beautiful Red Bud (AKA Princess trees) and identified the state tree of Missouri, the Dogwood. Seeing the beautiful trees up close in their natural environment is the best way to study and appreciate their beauty.

 

Earth Science- Stopped at Gibson Spring for lunch and got to observe the mouth of the spring in action. It looks like it is "born" from the base of a tree. It flows right out of the bottom of it. The crystal clear water and pond it forms before becoming a river is just stunning. It is our favorite spot we have found to stop for a picnic on any horse trail thus far!

 

Family time- One of the best things about the time of quarantine is that the girls are having so much fun together. They have always been good friends. Nice that we get to spend so much time together.

 

 

 *After the pictures, there are some links to sites giving some history to Fort Crowder*

 

 Some interesting History on Fort Crowder:

U. S. Army base used during WWII

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crowder
• https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=crowder
• https://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2018/mar/03/built-in-wwii-camp-crowder-missouri-was-once-a-booming-us-army-post/715848/ 
• https://armyhistory.org/camp-enoch-h-crowder-missouri/
• https://www.pinterest.com/flathead8/camp-crowder-mo/

 For info on the current area known as the Fort Crowder Conservation Area

• https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/fort-crowder-ca