Exploration is never just about seeing with one's eyes. It is feeling textures, smelling the scents and aromas, hearing what is around (or what is not there), and occasionally tasting. While climbing over giant granite rock in the park, I had the opportunity to walk the Braille Trail, which is the first of its kind in Missouri (Braille picture to your right belongs to Missouri State Parks website). Visually impaired visitors can follow a rope to various points of interest and knots let them know of upcoming signs to read. One sign tells the visitor to turn around directly behind them, kneel down, and feel the two holes drilled in a small rock. Another sign tells the visitor to feel the bark texture of two different trees on the right and left, something that everyone should do while in a park.
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