We moved from Missouri, through St. Louis and are now in central Illinois just north of Springfield. The weather was nice and sunny in the morning but clouded up and we arrived here in the rain.
Our trip took us across the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and we were surprised to see how high they were. The Mississippi was over it's banks in several places and the road we drove on was under water just yesterday. The flood plains of the Mississippi are so wide one can only imagine the volume of water that goes through this valley. Once we got west of the Missouri River the land became rolling and reminded us of the Irish Hills of Michigan with rolling green fields and patches of forest. The landscape has continued that way alll the way to mid Illinois.
We plan on spending two nights here and will do some exploring tomorrow.
Here are some pictures from our last stop in Missouri, Arrow Rock....
Beautiful down town Arrow Rock. Almost as it was in the 1830's.
The J. Huston Tavern. The tavern has been serving meals to travellers continuously since 1834. One of the oldest continuoulsy operating restaurants west of the Mississippi. We had dinner here on Saturday evening.
With you and Nancy, that makes Eighty-One!
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