St.
Louis Co. (5/1991)
Saint Louis. This is a
diverse, world-class city that I frequently visit in all seasons. Forest Park, surrounded
by old Southern mansions, contains the greatest zoo in the world and a fine art museum.
Market Street and Union Station offer exciting sites and opportunities to talk to
goldfish. (Long story.) Market Street ends at the Gateway Arch: a marvel of engineering, a
beautiful park, and a fitting tribute to the opening of the West. The levee area is full
of music. The weather is always decent. The food is always good. Only disadvantage is that
it is the home of the evil Cardinals. Maryland Hts. Creve Couer. Clayton.
Chesterfield. Excellent mall here. Wildwood. Horses surround
mansions in the hilly Missouri River valley. Babler SP, here, has a perfectly maintained
campground. Bellefontaine Neighbors. Kirkwood. Sunset Hills. Eureka. The
Ozark rises up along the road here. Allenton. Home of the most
comfortable of all Six Flags parks.
St. Charles Co. (5/1991)
St. Charles. The 18th
century settlement stands in many places with cobblestone streets. Matson.
Defiance. A beautiful stretch of MO-94 crosses the hills of the Missouri River
valley. Almost ran out of gas here. Wentzville.
Platte Co. (8/1992)
Kansas City. Landed by
plane in 1992 with Aunt Peg. I don't remember much of the Missouri side of this city
except for my enjoyment of the burgers at Winstead's. Maybe my priorities are off.
Jackson Co. (8/1992)
Kansas City. Watched
the Bears lose to the Chiefs and Joe Montana at the sports complex here.
Grandview. Seemed like a nice little town with memorable steaks and a neat little
firehouse. Independence. A sharp suburb, home of the memorable Harry
Truman Library and burial site.
Clay Co. (8/1992)
Liberty. It has been
some time, but I remember being awe-struck by the elaborate furnishings of the Jesse James
jail cell in this one-time frontier post.
Clinton Co. (8/1992)
Passed through in the night
as part of a detour around the flooded Mississippi River on the way home from a K.C.
family reunion.
Caldwell Co. (8/1992)
Passed through as part of a
detour around the Mississippi floods.
Daviess Co. (8/1992)
Passed through as part of a
detour around the Mississippi floods.
Jefferson Co. (6/2004)
Here the Ozark plateau leans against
the Mississippi. Mastodon SP. Stopped here to use the bathroom, but
became interested in collection of Ice Age tools found along the river. Otto.
Hillsboro. House Springs.
Ste. Genevieve Co. (6/2004)
St. Mary. A beautiful
town surrounded by hills and bluffs It is charming in its simplicity. A bridge to
Kaskaskia. Ste. Genevieve. Proud of its French heritage as part of the
Illinois colony and exceptional examples of colonial French archetecture. God bless this
town for giving me shelter on a rough night. Surrounded by beautiful, hilly countryside.
Perry Co. (6/2004)
Brewer. Perryville. A
hard-working town. McBride. Belgique. I like the name of this tiny
hamlet, but didn't stop.
Warren Co. (12/2004)
Former home of Daniel Boone. Dutzow.
Marthasville. Treloer. Passed along Missouri River on MO-94.
Franklin Co. (12/2004)
Washington. The only
big town along the Missouri. It saved me from pushing my car once.
Montgomery Co. (12/2004)
A beautiful place known as the Missouri
Rhineland. Full of hills and small towns embracing their German heritage. Here we explored
a golf course in search of the documented burial place of one of Jessica's ancestors, an
early citizen of Hermann. Saw graves of former slaves.
Gasconade Co. (12/2004)
Hermann. Site of old
Protestant German settlement on the Missouri River that is well-preserved in some sections
of town. The town is famous for its wine and wineries. I bought some local wine, but have
yet to break the seal.
Newton Co. (8/2005)
Joplin. The hotels
here did not honor any promises they made. I did not like the feel of the Interstate town
and so quickly headed east. The unfriendliness of the people did not match the pleasant
encounter I had with Joplinians in St. Louis.
Lawrence Co. (8/2005)
Springfield. This
medium-sized city is the location of the west walls of the Ozark Plateau.
Christian Co. (8/2005)
Ozark. This tourist
town acts as a hotel for travelers to Branson. I stayed here in the hills one night.
Douglas Co. (8/2005)
Passed through the Ozark forests and
hills on way to St. Louis. Ava. Coldspring. Vanzant.
Howell Co. (8/2005)
Passed through beautiful Ozark
wooded farms and hills on way to St. Louis. Twain NF. Willow Springs. Mountain
View.
Shannon Co. (8/2005)
Passed through beautiful Ozark
back roads on way to St. Louis. Birch Tree.
Howell Co. (8/2005)
Van Buren. Visited
Ozark River NSR and explored back roads. Noticed a very distinct and new accent (to me) in
the locals.
Reynolds Co. (8/2005)
Passed through beautiful Ozark
back roads on way to St. Louis. Centerville. Taum Sauk Mtn. The highest
point in Missouri is barely visible.
Iron Co. (8/2005)
Passed through beautiful Ozark
back roads on way to St. Louis. Pilot Knob. Belleview.
Washington Co. (8/2005)
Passed through beautiful Ozark
country on way to St. Louis. Caledonia. Potosi. Old Mines. Fertile.
Cape Girardeau Co. (7/2006)
Cape Girardeau. Seemed
like a decent Mississippi ricver town even though it is the birthplace of Rush Limbaugh.
The Pear Tree Inn in town though made me sick, profiting off disaster. They were
overcharging for rooms and we desperately needed one as a huge storm was passing over.
People from St. Louis were fleeing the city in the hundred degree heat when the massive
storm practically destroyed the city. Fruitland.
Taney
Co. (4/2009)
Branson.
Atchison
Co. (4/2010)
Coming. Soon.
Holt
Co. (4/2010)
Coming. Soon.
Andrew
Co. (4/2010)
Coming. Soon.
Buchanan
Co. (4/2010)
St. Joseph. Coming
Soon.
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