itching to get back on the current river? good weather is just around the corner
IT’S ALMOST RIVER TIME AGAINSUMMERS SPENT ON CURRENT RIVER When it comes to summers in the Ozarks, the lakes are fine, but for our family nothing tops the Current River. Whether it’s snorkeling for I-Phones (we found four last year), fishing, hanging out at Gravel Springs (below), swimming, on the gravel bar cooking, camping, watching […]
a few current river pics
SUMMER OF 2015CURRENT RIVER “We’ll have a slaw-burger, fries, and a bottle of Ski; bring it on out for my baby and me.” From the Kentucky Headhunter’s 1990 hit, ‘Dumas Walker‘. Have you ever wanted to come visit the Ozarks, but needed an excuse other than Branson? The truth is, there are ANY NUMBER OF […]
an old fashioned ozark baptism
BAPTIZING ON THE JACKS FORK RIVER “If the Holy Spirit is working on Sunday morning, you’re going to baptize Sunday afternoon. You may not know ahead of time.” – Dennis Purcell of Gladden Baptist Church in Salem, Missouri, complaining about the Park Service trying to make churches get a 48 hour advance permit to […]
the fourth annual father / son camp out on current river
CURRENT RIVER CAMP OUTTHE 4th ANNUAL FATHER / SON CAMP OUT If you’ve never been on the CURRENT RIVER, you are missing a treat. Hopefully you enjoy these pics of some of our churches’ Fathers and Sons living it up in the great outdoors. Although LAST YEAR’S CAMP OUT was tough to beat, we may […]
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MISSOURI OZARKS GOLDWING FOR SALE: (SOLD!) “Listen Russ, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about something. Next turkey season you should really use a shotgun instead of your Goldwing. Not glad to see you damage your bike, but it was the perfect excuse to get away.” -Fred Harmon, engineer for Lockheed Martin (F-16 program), […]
current river, missouri
CURRENT RIVER, MISSOURITHE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE OZARKS! “Rivers, being what they are, like fickle women, can change their ways ever so subtly…” From 1959’s Vanishing Ozarks. THE FERRY AT VAN BUREN, MISSOURI BUILDING THE DAM AT ALLEY SPRINGS A RAFT MADE OF RAILROAD TIES It was 25 years ago this coming summer that I […]
experiential education: endeavor
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONDISCOVERY MINISTRIES STYLETHE ENDEAVOR TRIP We picked up Malachi on Saturday evening at DISCOVERY MINISTRIES. He and five others had been in the care of Joel Bates and Leah Fuller for the past eight days. The trip started with canoeing the upper CURRENT RIVER for a day, then taking out and hiking to their […]
mountain view missouri: autumn in the ozarks
FALL COLORS: IT’S A GREAT TIME TO VISIT MOUNTAIN VIEW MISSOURI “There’s nothing quite like Indian Summer in the Ozarks.” Dr. Russell Schierling, Mountain View, MO Have you been debating about when to make an appointment to make the trip to Mountain View? Why not now (HERE)? This time of year is absolutely beautiful here […]
snorkeling the current river
CURRENT RIVER SNORKEL TRIPVAN BUREN TO BLUE SPRINGS In the past few weeks I have seen patients from Texas, Utah, Minnesota, Georgia, and India (not to be confused with Indiana). I always get the same question. Why are you practicing in this little town in the middle of nowhere? Namely because this has been my […]
father’s day weekend on the current river
THIRD ANNUAL FATHER / SON CAMP OUT Although the water was a bit murkier than usual from the recent floods, it’s always a good time when you’re on the CURRENT RIVER. It’s all the boys talked about at church on Sunday morning. It was a day of boating, floating, kayaking, snorkeling, swimming, fishing, cooking, eating, […]
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Chronic Pain Relief for Springfield and Branson Missouri Last week, we spent a day at Silver Dollar City. It’s absolutely the best all-round theme park on the planet. Their shows are excellent (especially at Christmas), their rides are second to none, and the atmosphere is unlike anything you have ever experienced before. Silver Dollar City […]
rocky falls & klepzig mill
KLEPZIG MILL & ROCKY FALLS Two of my family’s favorite places in our neck of the Ozarks are Klepzig Mill & Rocky Falls, which are near the CURRENT RIVER. There are some great shut-ins along that two mile stretch of Rocky Creek as well. Here are some pics of my family’s outing on a 73 […]
late october on the current river
CURRENT RIVERTHE LAST TRIP OF THE YEAR Truth be known, everyone knows that I am a big fan of the CURRENT RIVER. Our family usually manages to get to the river 8 or 10 times during the during the six-month season —- the months when weather is good enough. When Amy told me that she […]
the spinner’s farm
A SATURDAY IN THE OZARKS A few weeks ago, my kids and I made our annual two hour trip to some friends of ours. Why do my kids love going to their farm so much? Could be that it’s on the CURRENT RIVER, close to BLUE SPRINGS. Could be the fact that you cross the […]