This shot and the next two were taken by a passenger, William F. Cummins, on a cruise boat which passed by us near Vicksburg. |
"Oct. 12, 2000 just south of the Mississippi River bridge at Vicksburg.
We were on the river tour boat."
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Not often do we get a look at the raft underway, from the outside perspective. Thanks, Mr. Cummins! |
An example of the larger barge/tow rigs we encountered on the Lower Mississippi, below St. Louis see log entry |
A closer look at the size of the average towboat around here |
The wake behind such a towboat |
This is the type of situation we tried hard to avoid: squeezed up next to the bank, outside of the channel, and on the outside of an upcoming curve, with oncoming traffic. see log entry |
High sand dunes along the shore, exposed by the extreme low water in the river this year. |
The garden in September |