Jacks Fork

I grew up on a farm around Harlow (north of Mountain View), and our property ran down a ridge to the Jack's Fork just west of the NPS boundary. I never post on this site - mostly just get tips on smallmouth fishing. I can't understand why people are missing the big picture. The Riverways should be seen as a blessing. It's a National Park in our back yard. Instead of viewing the park as fulcrum of growth for the local communities (just take a look at West Yellowstone or Bryson City), we're fighting about regulations that have little affect on our lives or livelihood. I think our elected officials are missing the point as well. The south central Ozarks are still the poorest and least educated part of the state and someone should give a dung about that. Transferring the Riverways back to the state would only drive more out-of-state visitors away and put an additional tax burden on Missourians.