Love this scene, too, and am amazed how clean the River looks there. By the time it gets to us it has parts of 3/4 of the United States in it and is "the big muddy".
I am halfway through Samuel Clemmons "On the Mississippi" and this photo fits in so well to my reading thoughts.
"There she goes disappearing around the bend, roll on Mississippi you make me feel like a child again." Love this scene, Neal! And love remembering that song. \/