Squirt guns are a necessity for a group of Springfieldians on their annual float trip.
Of course, there were bottles of water, saran-wrapped sandwiches, potato chips, personal flotation devices and more, but the water guns were the main event. Before even launching from the embankment at Bennett Springs, everyone was bubbly with the excitement for a water war about to commence on the Niangua River on Sept. 18.
The float group has grown from five people to encompass even more paddlers with intellectual disabilities in a continuing effort to make the outdoors accessible for everyone since it started 28 years ago.