From Nebraska to Missouri
Here We Come Missouri
Catfish Anyone?
Our first stop in Missouri was in Weston Missouri. We stayed at the Weston Bend State Park. Izzy liked this place and I bet you can guess why! Yap, swimming was possible!
Our View at the park
Hurry Up Slow Pokes
Here I Come Get Ready to Throw It Again
The Missouri River
The Overlook of the River at Weston Bend State Park
There’s quite a bit of history in this area and the town of
Weston is quite quaint. They also have wineries and distilleries not that we
went to them.
We were able to find a nice golf course so we played a
couple of times. Izzy came along so she could get a nice nap in!
From Weston we headed to Columbia Missouri which is only
about 30 miles from Jefferson City the capitol of Illinois. The RV park we
stayed at wasn’t near the river but it is next to fairgrounds so Izzy had a
good time running and sniffing.
We spent some time walking around down town and I was able
to get a few pictures. There are many buildings from the late 1800’s around
along with several colleges. Steve also wanted to try a pizza place he read
about so after he got his haircut we went to Shakespeares’ Pizza. It was pretty
tasty!
Calvary Episcopal Church Founded in 1855
First Christian Church
We headed to the capitol on Friday since it was voted the
most beautiful capitol. We have seen several capitol buildings so we thought we
should check it out.
The Church near the Capitol
The grounds are beautiful and the building on the outside
and inside is pretty amazing. They have the Missouri Historical Museum within
the capitol so we spent some time walking and learning. The one thing we didn’t
learn was why Missouri is called the show-me state. Hmm, guess we’ll have to
figure it out some place else.
Along the Back of the Capitol Grounds
Big Red Goes to Jefferson City
At the Capitol
History of the Territory
Missouri Became a State
The City's Namesake
Beauty Inside
The Dome
Amazing Art Work
The Museum Inside the Capitol
The USS Missouri - Steve Could Relate well sort-of
From the USS Missouri
The Governor’s house is pretty spectacular as well. We were able to wander around on the outside but they didn’t invite us in! Maybe if Izzy had been with us they would have!
I was able to get in touch with Susan who works for the USGS
and who I worked with for many years dealing with our fire chemical program.
She and Ed (works with Susan and I worked with as well) met us for dinner
Saturday night. We had a great time and the food was excellent.
Susan dropped us off at the trailer and we spent a bit of
time talking. We asked her if she knew why Missouri was called the show-me
state. She said it was because of Truman and that he also had to have something
proven to him so it was dubbed the show-me state. Now you know!
We headed out Sunday for the St. Louis area. We decided to
stay in St. Charles since it was fairly close to St. Louis and the RV park was
near the Missouri.
Close to the RV Park - On the Missouri
It seems Izzy never gets tired of finding swimming locations!
Maybe a smaller stick next time
St. Charles is where Lewis and Clark started their expedition and returned so we headed to the museum and the river to begin our stay.
The Bull Boat
Wildlife in the Museum
Deep into Learning
Native American Story
Where it started - of course the bridge wasn't there then!
We never get tired of finding golfing locations. Too bad my
golf game doesn’t stick with me the way Izzy sticks with swimming! Oh well it’s
not like I am trying to get into the LPGA!
Digging for a Tee
Going for it
We hit the Zoo one day and the Gateway Arch. Steve’s first choice wasn’t to go see the zoo but I was able to convince him to come since it was done by Marlin Perkins and he could see how I can talk to the animals. I bet you didn’t know that about me did you. Well I really can’t but needed some ammunition so Steve would come!
The zoo was nicely done and not too crowded. The weather was
just right and most of the animals were out and about. I took a few pictures
since that’s what I do! Also wanted to be able to show everybody what our
friends are looking like! Unfortunately Izzy had to stay back at the trailer
which I think was a good idea since she would think these were her friends too!
The Great Hornbill
Colorful
Don't Think He Wanted His Picture Taken Since he stuck his tongue out at me
The Giselle and Giraffe Getting a Snack
Good Thing Izzy Didn't Come
Just hanging out
Hi There!
I'm Not Happy with That Hump Day Commercial
Hurry-up Mommy
Taking a Peak
The Fish and the Hippo
Will you play with me?
Sorry I'm a bit sleepy
I'm not happy about this
Let's Party!
Getting a bite to eat with her child
Red River Hog
Steve's Friend
Too Cute
Tory Found a Friend
Steve had not been to St. Louis so he was pretty amazed at
the arch. It is closed since it is part of the National Park Service but it is
so impressive to just stand at the bottom and look up. Trying to figure out how
it was built is like tackling the Rubix Cube! Which, by the way I don’t think I
have ever solved.
Before we were leaving this part of Missouri Steve wanted to
see the confluence of the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers. Plus we needed
to say Izzy got to swim in both rivers within minutes of each other! I thought
about contacting the Guinness Book of World Records people but it probably isn’t
a category!
Getting ready for the Mississippi
Can we stay with the Mississippi - this current in the Missouri is strong
The Point at the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
Missouri on the left and Mississippi on the right
We didn’t bring our fishing poles but did run into this
gentleman fishing along the Mississippi. He was having luck catching some small
channel catfish and Izzy wanted to go lick them for him!
We stopped at a golf course on our way back to the trailer
to play nine holes. I think we were both glad we stuck with just nine that day
since our games decided to stay home and read a book!
We left Thursday, October 10th to head down the
Mississippi to continue our trek toward the Gulf Coast. Stay tuned for the next
best thing to a slice of bread, SITs adventure!
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