I admit that I am not the greatest lake man around. My swimming technique is akin to flying around with my wrist on dry land. But when the weather warms up here in St. Louis, there’s nothing better than a nice cool dip in the pool. But let’s face it, there’s not much you can do in the average swimming pool except swim back and forth, swim. a water chair, or send a large inflatable rubber ball around. There were a couple of other things that happened back in the pool when I was in college, but we won’t go into them now.
Around the area the water parks area provide cool family entertainment in the summer and a little more excitement than chlorinated water and concrete. Here are a few of the best around;
Raging Rivers, 100 Palisades Parkway in Grafton, Illinois (www.ragingrivers.com) is one of the oldest water in ret. Their admission of guilt is a little surprising because they are based on height. Admission is $18.50 for those over 4 feet tall and $15.95 for those under 4 feet. You can enter at a reduced rate if you are over 60 years old. I don’t know what happens if they are less than 4 feet tall and over 60.
The water park has cannons, pipes, spigots, slides and 1,500 Big Buckets for dosing. The breakwater has a 500,000-gallon beach break with 4-foot waves. A word of caution: make sure your keys and swim trunks are on before the big wave hits you. . I almost lost mine. Itty Bitty City Surf with slides and fountains for children. But my favorite is the infinite lazy river. I know I said I hit the water park with excitement, but sometimes I just want to fly in circles .
For a long time the people who owned the Six Flags Amusement-parks”>Amusement Park in Eureka, Mo. west of St. Louis) was wondering what to do with some land around the park.There was talk of a equestrian park and expanding the regular park to include more rides .Then the idea for the water park and the lights were going forward why don’t we have one right in the park? raft
Hurricane-harbor at Six Flags (www.sixflags.com) has three different falls where you can plunge into the water. at great speed If you don’t want to use your body on an inner tube, then you can ride in one of three tubes that take you through twists and turns and tunnels. You can get caught up in The Pollucis in the four-leaf clover or spin in Gullywasher Creek. There is free admission to your park with a paid ticket to the amusement park, which is up to about $45 per day, but you can get a pretty good discount by booking your tickets in advance at your local Schnucks store.
