[GeoStL] Re: LaBarque Creek

well,I know that anything that requires crossing more than an inch deep of
water I won't be able to do.  Hopefully it doesn't.  :)

On Dec 27, 2007 2:38 PM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> -
> Sounds like it may be possible to get to it if you can get across the
> creek.
> They have the public use ends signs further than the creek.  I wish I
> would
> have know this when I tried.  But there still could be issues crossing the
> creek and staying on the South side of the creek until you get to the
> valley
> to head up.  With this info maybe someone could go check it out and see if
> the water is low enough to cross the creek and follow it to the valley.  I
> would volunteer but I am going on the caching trip tomorrow.  (Quad Cities
> could get 8 inches of snow tomorrow so I suspect we will be going to
> Evansville.)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Porath [mailto:Joel.Porath@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:23 PM
> To: jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx; Ken Drenon
> Cc: John Vogel
> Subject: Re: MDC WEB COMMENT - General
>
> Mr. Bensman,
>
> In order to access the area, you will need to go south from the parking
> lot
> across the creek, then follow the south side of the creek upstream until
> you
> get to a valley or another location to go up the hill.  You are correct in
> that there is a small strip of land from the parking lot south, and
> although
> the map might be a little misleading, the property line is actually the
> south side of LaBarque Creek, therefore the actuall creek is in private
> ownership.  We are working on building a trail on the area this winter,
> perhaps with a foot bridge across the creek.  Once this trail is complete,
> access will be made easier.  Hope you get a chance soon to get out to this
> area again and enjoy it because you are correct, it is a neat place.  If
> you
> have further questions, feel free to contact either myself or the Area
> Manager, John Vogel, at 636-441-4554.  Thanks. joel
>
> Joel W. Porath
> Wildlife Regional Supervisor
> Missouri Department of Conservation
> St. Louis Regional Office
> 2360 Highway D
> St. Charles MO 63304
> phone (636) 300-1953 ext. 226
> fax (636) 926-9125
> joel.porath@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> >>> <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 12/23/2007 11:28 PM >>>
>
>
> Topic:  General
>
>   LaBarque Creek CA
>
> Sounded like a really neat place.  I found the parking lot.  The map shows
> everything south of the road as public property.  But there were signs
> saying end of public use area on both sides of a 50 foot wide stip.  The
> strip went up the steep hill/cliff.  I was wanting to follow the LaBarque
> Creek to the first valley and then head up it.  The map shows you can do
> this, but the signs said end of public use area.  So I gave up.  What's
> the
> deal and how to you access the area?  Thanks.
>
>   -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP RESPOND TO THIS PERSON'S
> QUESTION
> --
>   [This information is used only as an aid for responding to email]
>
> Jim Bensman
> 1802 Main
> Alton, IL 62002 - US
> 618-463-0714
>
>
>   Person lives in:
>   Madison county
>   Southeast region
>   Mississippi River unit
>   To aid in diagnosing comments or questions about the MDC web site:
>   Browser used: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET
> CLR
> 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; InfoPath.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
>   MDC Web Page Visited: <!--
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ****************************************
>  For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this
>  list, click -----> http://www.freelists.org/list/geocaching
>  Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived  http://tinyurl.com/87cqw
>

Other related posts: