MARCH 2016 • NEBRASKAland 37
Ice heaves are a tell-tale sign of a dramatic
power struggle between the ice sheet
and shorelines at Lewis and Clark Lake.
Something has to give when the ice expands
during a long cold snap.
worn from many decades
battling the current. The
largest of these were passed
under by early explorers
and used as shelter by
Native Americans.
If they could talk they'd
tell you of the last days
when elk roamed the river
bottom and describe the
sounds the first steamboats
made when they chugged
around the bend.
The west was explored,
settled and civilized while
these same trees stood fast,
rooted in the rich river
bottom soil. The Missouri
serves as a living museum
twisting and turning along
our border during all
seasons. It gives us glimpses
into the way life was when
it was both simpler and
harsher, things that should
never be forgotten.
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This is Sam Stukel's first photo
essay for NEBRASKAland
Magazine.
