Most ACOE (Army Corp of Engineers) campgrounds are right by a dam or a lock and dam. Our campground, Springhill, was near a lock and one day we were lucky enough to see the barges go thru.
The tugboat is now in the lock and the barges have already gone thru.
The water is being lowered for the tug:
He is almost there:
The lock has opened and he is connecting:
Getting ready:
On his way:
There he goes:
And he is gone.
You cannot see it from the pictures but the tug was pushing 9 barges – 3x3 – Amazing!
We had some beautiful days here. Andy out on his bike:
The Massard Creek is right behind us. It flows into the Arkansas River:
Beautiful cranes:
And horses:
And ducks:
And Pelican?:
Just taking a stroll:
Before this trip, I was going to get a new camera because a lot of my shots are very blurry. I do have a back up lens with me so decided to try it out. I did some action shots on auto and I am a little pleased with them. Still not as sharp as I like so I need to relearn the rest of it. (And it may be me too!) Phones definitely spoiled me.
Tomorrow we are heading west to Oklahoma so stay tuned and enjoy today.
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