Nathan Hershley's Blog – June 2011 Archive (2)

Dickerson Park Zoo - Springfield, MO

The second stop of the day was the Dickerson Park Zoo. Contrary to other reviews I had read that said the zoo was really small, I found it was a decent size, though not as big as the Kansas City Zoo. The first area we came to was South America, which is home to Capuchin Monkeys, Maned Wolf, and Macaws among others.

Australia houses the kangaroos, Emus, Parrots, and the Petting Zoo. My daughter Kim runs ahead while Connor stays back with my wife Katy and me. The petting zoo…

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Added by Nathan Hershley on June 15, 2011 at 9:35pm — No Comments

American Legion Post #639 - Springfield, MO

2660 South Scenic Ave.

Springfield, MO 65807

6-12-2011

The first stop of the day was at the home of the American Legion Post #639. Luckily we got there fairly early as there appeared to be a Volkswagen vehicle show taking place at the Post. I had planned the drive to Springfield around photographing the UH-1H and the AH-1G dedicated to the Vietnam veterans, but there was a surprise. Pulling in to the parking lot the first thing I noticed was…

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Added by Nathan Hershley on June 14, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments