The United States Mississippi River Source: inside the secret

Come back, see a few children make nothing of into the river, water depth is less than half a foot. Splashing and laughter, the children hopped across the great Mississippi river. Maybe these kids, just start from here, with the flow of the Mississippi, with the river of years, to their own wonderful life. Twenty thousand years ago, the last glacial period in the North American land ablation, countless times back and forth to caress, glaciers receded, leaving today in Minnesota, the land of ten thousand lakes. Abundant water resources to support the lush vegetation, the growth of a wild profusion of vegetation around the forest, the green world, those numerous scattered Lake hidden by trees, quietly lost trail.

The source of the river

Find Geoff at the airport, he was busy doing takeoff safety inspection before. His Cessna just finished from the inside to the outside of the overhaul, the cabin diffuse new leather. Geoff was an airline pilot, retirement is very active, when the forest volunteer observers with their small plane, every day God flying hours, from the air monitoring of forest condition and potential fire and epidemic. We climbed into the cockpit, buckle the safety belt, Geoff on the side of the runway of the office of the Secretary of the walkie-talkie beckoned, confirm the flight course and a predetermined height. The accelerator, the engine roar began to shake, roll up.

Across the Mississippi

Minnesota blue sky, the clouds slowly drifting. The flying height of only a few hundred meters, Geoff's eyes looked up and down the wing under the forest, I tried to watch the forest nestled in the still water of the lake. I'm looking for a small lake, is hiding in the forest, the Mississippi River Heyuan Itasca (Lake Itasca).

In nineteenth Century, the steam ship black smoke has the shuttle in the middle and lower reaches of the river. The river is a river, can go ship good, for new immigrants and businessmen, water trickling where Heyuan is, it is a little problem. Until 1832, in order to solve the upper Mississippi River inter-tribal disputes, in charge of Indian affairs official Henry Schoolcraft led the expedition team up, white feet into the area, the first several twists and turns, finally determined the river the mystery of life. Schoolcraft has a culture of Indian, found in the Heyuan location, he will be two Latin words opened the one, true (Veritas) and the origin (Caput), created a Indian context words Itasca (Itasca), named the Mississippi River and the lake water source.

Lake Itasca is really very humble. At the airport to bid farewell to Geoff, drive through the dense forest. It is a bright, through the parking lot, over a small bridge, went to the met in the photo on the countless rivers source. Heyuan is just a stream, meandering flow of faint deep grass. The streams of stake nailed a sign: the great Mississippi River from 1475 feet above sea level rises to here, it flows to the Gulf of Mexico 2552 mile road.

The Lake Itasca, few are placed in the water stone blocks, is the first "bridge over the Mississippi river". Look, the distance between the pier is suitable for walking across, and boldly crooked through, then completes the first crossing the river trip.

The Mississippi River from this little creek flows south through theThe United States of America9 the central part of the state, began a natural way from the United States of America, the north to the south, the Mississippi Valley covering the United States local area of nearly half; it opens up a culture Road, from the new world exploration development to the civil war and then to today still retains the traditional, Mississippi River bearing with the United States of America thousands of years of indigenous culture, more is the main artery in today's American society.

Come back, see a few children make nothing of into the river, water depth is less than half a foot. Splashing and laughter, the children of several jumping over the great Mississippi river. Maybe these kids, just start from here, with the flow of the Mississippi, with the river of years, to belong to their wonderful life.