Ha Ha Tonka

Enjoying a sweet moment on the couch! That's a carrot he's eating.

The castle ruins at Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Another view

View from the front, fountain area

Walking around

Beautiful!

Can you imagine this being your front yard view?

Down the stairs...

....and more stairs.

Part of the natural bridge

So, this past Sunday we decided to visit the castle ruins and natural bridge at the Ha Ha Tonka State Park. The Osage Indians which occupied this region named the area 'laughing waters' which was 'Ha Ha Tonka'. In the 1900s a rich business man from Kansas City began building a European style mansion/castle. He died, but his sons finished it and the place was a hotel until it burned down in 1947. So, all that's left are these ruins. Which are really amazing. We're going to come back in the fall to see the leaves change. Before living in Missouri I would have never believed it to be so beautiful, but it is! The weather is just really, really nasty.