Back in July, my wife and I drove from North Carolina to Kansas to visit my son, grandson, and daughter-in-law. I'd crossed the Mississippi River many times at 30,000 feet or higher, but only in New Orleans at ground level. Those of you who live in West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Tennessee certainly have beautiful surroundings.
We have some big farms in Eastern NC, but I'd never seen farming up close on the Midwestern scale before. I had never seen expanses of fenceless land like I saw in Kansas. And crossing the Missouri River after studying Lewis and Clark's writings for an entire summer three years ago was a real treat for me.
Preserve what you have out there. It's awesome.
I never had the opportunity to see Midwest farming in person. I remember my father struggling to keep an old six row planter from skipping rows. It blows my mind that anyone could successfully use such large scale farming equipment.
What path did you follow across Missouri & Kansas? Where was your destination point?
Missouri...
I get to go see both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers AND St. Louis, Missouri next month! I am looking forward to it; heck I have been for 31 years!! 😀
We're thinking about taking a few days and driving down to Branson. Apparently there is some big canyon down that way that Wendell would like to see and I would like to see whatever it is that there is to see along the way as well. :-$
Lots & lots of hillbillies
Dem Ohzarkurz em nigh on high uh der dark rootz. Brag bout how dey spoke only de Quenz Englis (16th sentury Quen Fancypants) til bout hunert yeerz ago. Den dey foun ever body else wuz tooo stupid to unnerstan em.
Branson
If you go to Branson, and the budget allows, stay at Big Cedar Lodge. Visit Tablerock Lake and tour the dam. There is a very nice visitors center there also. I have never done it but a lot of people enjoy the duck boat tours. My favorite shows are the Show Boat Branson Belle and the Dixie Stamped. I am not a big fan of country music though. For an interesting meal, go to Lamberts in Ozark Missouri, the home of the throwed roll
Mr. Cow, my apologies for this belated reply. I just found this old post while scanning my profile. We traveled on I-77 through West Virginia and then I-64 through Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. In St. Louis, we joined I-70, exchanging it for I-35 in Kansas City, thence to Wichita and then to Pratt, our final destination.
Homeward, we took the southern route to Tulsa and then I-40 to North Carolina.
This summer, we're looking forward to crossing the new bridge in St. Louis.
A plug for my home state: If you get a chance to cross from Tennessee to NC on I-40, take it. The highway follows the Pigeon River and the scenery is beautiful.
