September 4, 2012

There were only four of us camping in the park’s 123 spaces last night.  After breakfast and showers we hooked up and drove to Alley Spring Campground in the Ozark National Scenic Riverway.  After picking out a campsite and setting up we had lunch and then went to see this part of the park.  We drove to where the Jacks Fork River and the Current River merge.  Then we drove to Rocky Falls and Blue Spring.  Blue Spring is so deep that the Statue of Liberty could stand in it and not poke above the water.  It was 94 degrees today and very humid.  We stopped at Margie’s Place in Eminence and had a beer and watched some TV to see the local weather forecast.  Near camp is Alley Mill and Alley Spring.  We visited these before returning to camp.  Jim grilled turkey burgers and we had baked beans and mac and cheese with them.  There are 168 campsites in this campground and there are only three of us camping here.