Greer Spring
Greer Spring consists of two springs. The upper spring comes from a small cave on the east side of the gorge. About 100 feet downstream the second or lower spring bubbles forcefully to the surface. The water at this point is deep and aqua blue. The rocks are covered with moss and due to the force of the springs the water has large amounts of cotton candy whitewater. Greer Spring is secluded and requires a step downward one mile serpentine hike to get to it but worth the trip. The spring is the second largest spring in the Ozarks, with Big Spring being the largest and is; located in neighboring Carter County.
The trail head is located approximately 18 miles south of Winona and 7 miles north of Alton on Missouri Highway 19 and close to the bridge that crosses the Eleven Point River. There is a gravel parking area on the west side of Highway 19 and public restrooms. No floating, no swimming, no wading, no disposable items, no pets without leashes allowed. The nearby Eleven Point River is equally pristine and undisturbed and offers, floating, swimming, wading, and crystal clear water.
Read MoreThe trail head is located approximately 18 miles south of Winona and 7 miles north of Alton on Missouri Highway 19 and close to the bridge that crosses the Eleven Point River. There is a gravel parking area on the west side of Highway 19 and public restrooms. No floating, no swimming, no wading, no disposable items, no pets without leashes allowed. The nearby Eleven Point River is equally pristine and undisturbed and offers, floating, swimming, wading, and crystal clear water.
Spring Water #5
There is something so soothing about water captured this way. More texture can generate a feeling of force or power while smoother water is calming. This is still part of my 2010 visit and was taken at 1PM which would put the sun directly overhead. Lucky for me it was an overcast day but yet still enough light to create problems in the white cascades. Although my histogram shows no blown out highlights its really close. In these situations its always best to expose for the highlights and recover the darks/shadows in post processing. I chose an aperture of f/14, and ISO of 160, and a shutter speed of 8 seconds. This is a good candidate for having shot this scene in brackets and then blending together.
