Fort Defiance Park offers an intimate view of the merging of two of the continent’s biggest rivers–the Ohio and the Mississippi–a combination that spawns a beast of a river from that point south. The park isn’t in great shape–it floods often and the City of Cairo doesn’t have a lot of money to take care of it–but pay that no mind. Get out of your car and wander around the rivers’ edges, taking time to just sit and watch.
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Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio Rivers from Fort Defiance Park
Hi, Gayle. Nice to hear from you! That’s a great shot on your blog. Looking forward to seeing the book.
Hi Dean! I had the chance to see this area from the air – fascinating! Here’s a link to my visit there while on my 90-day road trip
http://bit.ly/CairoILHarper (there will be more in the book to follow).
Keep rollin’ on, my friend! Gayle