Driving east from
Forest City at
7:00 am.
Eric and I have a seven and a half hour drive to Owensville, Missouri.
This is a great use of a
55 gallon drum.
Eric stops at a Flying J
to top off the diesel
tank in our motorhome.
Mennonites are stretching their
legs at the Flying J Store.
We continue south on
Interstate 35.
Water towers in
the mist...
It's the Otley
water tower.
A roller coaster waits
for summer visitors.
Hy-Vee... My favorite
supermarket.
from the long running TV
series, M*A*S*H.
That's a lot of John Deer
farm equipment.
in Bloomfield is a beautiful
Victorian building with a
Missouri welcomes us.
Great sign!
Shelton Fireworks does
not allow smoking.
Horses stay near the
trees to stay cool.
We are traveling east on
While I was focusing on the
Columbia Regional Airport
sign, the Lust Drags You Down
to Hell sign crept into the photo.
I think the Mark Twain Cave
is busy in the 90 degree
plus Fahrenheit heat.
Missouri's Adopt-A-Highway
sign is very pretty.
$2.39 a gallon for diesel!
We are stopping again &
getting another 8 cents
off per gallon with our
We are driving
lettered roads.
The scenery is beautiful
on this secondary road.
The bridge across the
Missouri River leads
to Hermann.
The Gasconade County
Courthouse in Hermann
overlooks the river.
Vultures don't want to
leave their carrion.
The paved road gives way
to gravel.
We return to
pavement...
... and arrive at Lost Valley
