| River of Change |
| Prairie rivers change constantly. Created by the forces of running water and blowing winds, the shifting sands are sculpted into intricate and, sometimes breathtakingly beautiful patterns. Sand banks, rippled sand patterns and other river formations are so ephemeral that sometimes they last only a day or two before the river rearranges everything. These fleeting works of art are the heart and soul of our meandering prairie waterways. Every step into the river will reveal new and unique sights to behold, which are among the very best the planet has to offer. |
| These interesting crisscross patterns below were something I had never seen until the fall of 2008! |
| The river is a living entity. It has a temporal and spatial beginning and end, and is constantly evolving. Bones that litter the river bed are evocative of the impermanence of life. |
| Above, a buffalo jaw has just washed out of the gravel. On this day the river bottom revealed many bones. A few feet away this Capudine bottle was glistening like an opal in the midday sun. |
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