NSR Looking East 8354-2

by Cheryl McClure

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NSR Looking East 8354-2

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Cheryl McClure

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ooking from the 2990 bridge and facing east, this is the view of the North Sulphur River in 2018, not far from our ranch and home. At this point, in September, it had not been too dry of a year since you can see plant life on the river floor as well as some water. At this location, in 2018, we used to scale down the bank by rope with knots, that someone thankfully had installed on a tree! Nowadays, there is a ramp/ sidewalk that goes straight into the river!

Ever changing because of erosion, the river has become wide and deep. In the 1920s this meandering creek was straightened out to increase flow and decrease the boggy bottoms of the time. It was only about 30 ft wide and 10 ft deep; today 300 ft wide and 70 ft deep. As time went on, the raging water from rainfall churned up the earth and exposed fossils year after year making this a prime location for fossil hunters. Lots of mosasaur, ammonites, turtle, mastadon, mammoth, shark, and many sea creature material from the cretaceous period have been discovered over time.

In the near future this beautiful riverscape will be changed forever when Lake Ralph Hall becomes a reality after the river is dammed up, making this a time sensitive picture and location. We will enjoy fossil and arrowhead hunts and nature hikes there for as long as possible till the landscape changes once again. Then we will find other ways to continue to enjoy the area.

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August 18th, 2022

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