Friday, July 19, 2013

Sergeant Floyd River Museum

I finally got my new camera! As I said in a previous post, it is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. I used it on one trip so far, and I already love it. The continuous shooting is lightning fast, which is what I was hoping for. I'll have a future post giving a few more detailed thoughts on it.

My first trip with my new camera was to a museum on a riverboat. This place is called the Sergeant Floyd River Museum. It is dedicated mostly to Sergeant Floyd, who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition. The boat is the M.V. Sergeant Floyd.

Unfortunately I was concentrating so much on my new camera and taking pictures that I blew through this place without slowing down to get much information. I'll have to read everything a little more next time I go to this place. I got some good pictures though.

I'm writing this post late at night, and I'm still excited about my little trip and my new camera. I don't like to make my posts too long, so I won't take you inside the museum until my next post. But I have these pictures from outside.

I'll have to take another trip here pretty soon because the Missouri River and another few buildings to explore are right there. I didn't want to do too much in one trip so I only went to the one place. I'm not used to doing much yet, so I thought I'd take it a bit easy.

I have to say I was tired when I was all through with everything. I'm not used to this kind of stuff yet. Rush hour traffic in Sioux City seemed extra busy to me because I live in such a rural area now. I'm not used to the city any more. Sioux City is actually a peaceful city compared to most though.

The museum is a fun place, and the whole area surrounding it is built for recreation. There's a nice walking trail that goes along the river, and a few other places that are similar to this museum. I'll be back there again soon to explore all of these places. And in my next post I'll take you inside the museum.

In the end I came, I saw, I bought a t-shirt. I think a museum on a riverboat is a fun idea, and I'm glad I got to visit it. I hope to go again and again. Maybe next time I'll slow down enough to be able to share some of the actual information that is available there. Talk to you later.

21 comments:

  1. That is one sweet camera you have Ratty. I've used a Panasonic point & shoot model for several years. Love it!

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    1. I'm just learning about Panasonics and I'm already impressed. I already love mine.

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  2. You're luck to have a new camera. I have a point and shoot I picked up on vacation when my camera broke, but while I'm grateful to have it, I don't like it all that much. ;)

    I saw you posting on Chuck's blog and came to ask you if that's Danger Mouse???? My son's favorite book series right now!! I never see him anywhere... I got excited, lol

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    1. Yes, it is indeed Danger Mouse. I'm a big fan of the cartoons. I think the only place to see them today is probably on Youtube though.

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    2. We've never seen the cartoon. My MIL gave us half a dozen books she'd had in her basement for years and my son loves them. We'll have to check it on YouTube. :)

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  3. I am so looking forward to more photos with your new camera!

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    1. I'm not sure if my new camera will mean improved new photos, but I sure will try.

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  4. Fantastic trip, interesting museum :) Regards

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    1. Thanks. I hope to keep bringing more interesting places.

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  5. OOooooh! Snappy new camera! It takes nice photos, Ratty. I can't wait to see what other adventures you take us on.

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    1. I have so many new adventures planned that I don't know how to organize them all yet. I hope I can keep up with all my new plans.

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  6. A little kid is so happy. He finally got his new toy.

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    1. I really do feel like a little kid with a new toy.

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  7. I have a Panasonic Lumix, a wonderful lens and very easy operation. I love its portability and ease of use. Takes grand photos.

    The trip to the ede of the Missouri River looks so interesting, full of life and history!

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    1. I'm just learning about my Lumix and I'm already happy with it.

      There really is a lot more history here than I ever realized. I will be exploring a lot more of it in the near future.

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  8. Sounds like a great place. I'll put it on my list. The pictures look nice and crisp.

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    1. I'm learning that there a re a lot of great places like this around here, many of them related somehow to Lewis and Clark. I never knew before that there were so many of these places around here.

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  9. congratulations on your new camera, and indeed, having it could make us forget sometimes about other things when we are so engrossed shooting :)

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    1. Yeah, I now wish I would have slowed down just a bit so I could enjoy the museum a little more than I enjoyed the camera. I still had fun though.

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