Sheri and I on a Tuesday after it had been raining for a few days took the history trail. This trail starts at Wakonda and makes a loop, passing close to the railroad tracks which marks where the Missouri ran during the time of the trading posts/ Indian agency and Indian lodges in the area. The Indian agency took the place of the trading post. The hike for us was very slippery with mud, especially the closer we got to the tracks as it was mostly down hill until then. Sometimes we would slide on the mud, but mostly kept to the leaves which provided some traction. It was actually a fun trail. We saw four deer as they bounded away. We saw birds and plants, but being winter the foliage didn't have leaves.
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| Mushroom |
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| not sure |
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| This flattened are was close to the gravesites and likely where the trading post was located. |
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| The base is made with the foundation stones from the trading post |
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| map of the Fontenelle trails. The history trail is G, at the bottom of the map |
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| looking toward Iowa |
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| some abandoned construction |
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| train track is former riverbank |
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| look at Missouri River |
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