Last night, I camped in Ponca State Park on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River a few miles upstream from Sioux City, Iowa. I got an early start to my day thanks to a noisy turkey wandering through the campground. In fact, I had broken camp and started hiking before the alarm on my phone started beeping.
I eyed two trails in the park for hiking in the morning, but one was hard to follow; the other, hard to even find. I ended making my own way along the shore of the river. I saw plenty of birds including pelicans, turkey vultures and the ubiquitous Canada goose. I had to engineer my own bridge to cross a small channel separating a quasi-island from the shore. It wasn't much but kept my feet dry.
When I finished hiking, I drove to Three State Overlook, the best view in the park. Below the observation deck, the Missouri flows through one of two unrestrained sections. In addition to Nebraska, South Dakota & Iowa are visible from the overlook. I also stopped in the new Missouri River Museum on the park grounds to spend thirty minutes or so perusing the exhibits.
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