Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Traveling South to Keokuk, Iowa

Traveling South in the Mississippi River Valley is a "Choose Your Own Adventure" Drive.






Eric chose to drive south
in Iowa.







He continues to review each upcoming day's route and make changes.  




Our route is US 61 South.





Our destination is Muscatine...













... and The Mark Twain Overlook.  "And I remember Muscatine - still more pleasantly - for its summer sunsets.  I have never seen any, on either side of the ocean that equaled them."  From Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, published in 1883.








        The view has changed since then  The Norbert F. Beckey Bridge was completed in 1972.






We drive US 34 East toward
Illinois...





.... across  The Great River










The Mississippi River




converge in Illinois.





Welcome to Nauvoo







The Mississippi River





We cross the River...






... & return to Iowa.





Power City U.S.A.







Keokuk's hospitality includes fee overnight parking at Walmart.

1 comment:

  1. Wasn’t Navou connected with the Mormons?

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