It has been a while, perhaps longer than a whole year, since we have had the boat out just to cruise around. We are at H. S Truman Lake just up river from Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.   The Osage, Grand, and Pomme de Terre Rivers are held back to create big lake with lots of long fingers to explore. We have hit some really hot weather, 90+ degrees every day, so most of our time on the lake is early in the day then we switch to in the lake as the temperature rises in the afternoon. Eagle and osprey take advantage of the relatively cool mornings too. We have had fun watching them hunt.

The lake is primarily a flood control containment to help manage the flow into the Missouri and ultimately into the Mississippi. There are many fairly lightly used recreation areas and Parks around it so access is easy.  The shoreline is beautifully wooded with oak and chestnut with a few fir mixed in. Fall leaf season should be spectacular. Perhaps we will wander back through here another year late enough to catch the color.