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Friday, April 19, 2019

Another Day Driving: Northeast to... Marshfield, Missouri

Luck was with Eric and me.  The Thunderstorms were a bit east of Claremore and we got some rain and wind, nothing more.





Eric & I start our drive East
20.










The Zebra was an unexpected
surprise, rearing up next to the






The Dinosaur is still the company's logo.  I remember the Brontosaurus fondly from my youth.

 



A lone bicyclist travels the
rolling hills of northeastern





After a few turns, Eric & I
drive on US Route 60 East.






Vinita's City Hall





Just east of downtown a road crew
is replacing blacktop with concrete.





Utilities (water, sewer pipes)
are being replaced.











The city gives way to the countryside.






Horses in a field











This old barn needs
repairs.




The Wood Shed sign presides
over a "forest" of signs.

We drive north on Oklahoma
State Highway 2.










The ribbon of roadway
ahead










Kansas Welcomes You

Eric enjoyed our tour of 
& its Dome.









We drive through Chetopa on












Fishing in the Neosho River












Our brief drive in Kansas is
coming to an end.

Missouri awaits.











Eric & I rejoin Interstate 44 East
here.












& the Joplin Water Tower




Informing drivers about roadway
fatalities & the high percentage
of accident victims who were
not wearing seatbelts.





The Precious Moments Chapel
& Gift Shoppe is in Carthage.




Springfield is 64 miles away.

Marshfield is 27 miles further
on.





Eric & I visited Ozarkland 
last fall.










Fantastic Caverns has an
interesting website.






A misty rain falls.





History In Pulaski County







Stafford is proud of it's
High School's Athletic
Teams, the Indians.





 a very large American Flag.




The City of Marshfield...

We near our destination....












.... another Walmart parking lot.

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