SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS PAGE #7

**Important: These are just safari highlights, to attend you need to go back to the safari summary page and get the "Safari Detail Booklet"**
One of the falls at Johnson's Shut-Ins
	The Most Popular "Swimmin Hole" in Missouri An interesting cascade results when a river works its way through hard igneous rocks. The igneous layers at this location are at an angle across the river valley. Conventional wisdom claims water erosion for many years has worn away the layer of hard rhyolite rock, but it may have been eroded by hydrothermal vents, acid, or ice following cracks in the layer that existed before the river wore into it. Not shown here are several levels of cascading falls. Among them are pools of all depths. Some you can jump into from 10 feet above, some you just slide into. The water is crystal clear. Just below the Shutins is a beach and a large pool with several "jumping sites." Just above the Shut-Ins is a shallow pool for toddlers, seniors and chickens. God plans everything well. Wear tennis or water shoes, not sandals (unless they strap on snugly).

Important: These are just safari highlights, to attend you need to go back to the safari summary page and get the "Safari Detail Booklet"

One of the falls at Johnson's Shut-Ins

The Most Popular "Swimmin Hole" in Missouri

An interesting cascade results when a river works its way through hard igneous rocks. The igneous layers at this location are at an angle across the river valley. Conventional wisdom claims water erosion for many years has worn away the layer of hard rhyolite rock, but it may have been eroded by hydrothermal vents, acid, or ice following cracks in the layer that existed before the river wore into it.

Not shown here are several levels of cascading falls. Among them are pools of all depths. Some you can jump into from 10 feet above, some you just slide into. The water is crystal clear. Just below the Shutins is a beach and a large pool with several "jumping sites." Just above the Shut-Ins is a shallow pool for toddlers, seniors and chickens. God plans everything well. Wear tennis or water shoes, not sandals (unless they strap on snugly).

Elephant Rocks
Huge pink granite rocks, with rounded edges, give this formation the name "Elephant Rocks". Safari participants learn that these unusual igneous rocks were probably cracked into large chunks as the granite cooled on the surface, and were subsequently worn down by weathering since Noah's day, into the rounded, separated, giant boulders we see here.

Elephant Rocks

Huge pink granite rocks, with rounded edges, give this formation the name "Elephant Rocks". Safari participants learn that these unusual igneous rocks were probably cracked into large chunks as the granite cooled on the surface, and were subsequently worn down by weathering since Noah's day, into the rounded, separated, giant boulders we see here.

Hot Dogs Always Taste Better Outdoors.
	One of the treats we usually enjoy on this Safari, is good food cooked on a campfire. The old adage, "Too many cooks spoil the broth", does not apply to hot dogs!

Hot Dogs Always Taste Better Outdoors.

One of the treats we usually enjoy on this Safari, is good food cooked on a campfire. The old adage, "Too many cooks spoil the broth", does not apply to hot dogs!

Kettle Corn Casserole Cook-Out
The men give the ladies a break on this year's safari cook-out.

A Granite Swimming Pool With Waterfalls.
	Some swimmers enjoy the Shut-Ins on a Labor Day Weekend.

Devil's Honeycomb: Rhyolite Columns	Elephant Rocks: Red Granite Quarry

Taum Sauk Power Plant
	Here is a view from the air of the upper reservoir for the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Power Plant.

Friends Make Safaris Fun
Josh & Grace Willis with pals; Chelsea Swank, Mike Kailer & Zach Gilliland near Pea Ridge Iron Mine.

Giant Elephant Rock
	Here is a close up shot of just one of the huge granite rocks safari participants see at Elephant Rocks.

Table Talk
Another great aspect of this safari, besides all the sights there are to see, is the chance to fellowship together.

Southeast Missouri - Johnson's Shut-Ins Safari

One of the falls at Johnson's Shut-Ins

Elephant Rocks

Hot Dogs Always Taste Better Outdoors.