Fergus County has roughly 1,500 miles of county roads. Some 75% of road use there is for recreation, while the rest is local farm and ranch operations.
Fergus County has roughly 1,500 miles of county roads. Some 75% of road use there is for recreation, while the rest is local farm and ranch operations.
Fergus County has roughly 1,500 miles of county roads. Some 75% of road use there is for recreation, while the rest is local farm and ranch operations.
Amanda Hoenes makes a stop in Jefferson City, across from the Missouri Capitol/Photo used by permission By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA Marine veteran viewed St. Joseph from the Missouri River as she paddled the 3,300 miles from the headwaters of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico.Amanda Hoenes of Branson wrote about the adventure in her book: Digging Deeper: USMC Veteran Solo Paddles the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.Hoenes says the trip took her by St. Joseph as the trees began to turn colors."Just the beauty was such a surprise and St. Joe in particular," Hoenes tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "It started to get into fall right about that time. So, the weather was cooling and then you wake up to those morning sunrises with mist over the river." Photo used by permission Hoenes says she learned a lot about endurance as well as overcoming obstacles during the 175 days on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Her trek took 185 days total, but she paused for 10 days to w