Thank you Missouri for all the great Lewis and Clark sites. Now it’s time to head in a more northerly direction in Kansas. Still following the Missouri River for a rather short trip in Kansas before we travel into Nebraska/Iowa. Each time I stop to buy fuel, I remind myself of the generosity of the Macomb Rotary Foundation and my State Farm Insurance Agent Cathy Early. They both made a generous donation to my fuel fund for this trip and I really appreciate it. Daily data: Starting odometer reading at Independence, Missouri was 26,635. Fuel purchased at Independence 11.801 gallons @ $3.299 for a total of $38.93 Admission fee for Arabia $15.00 Ending odometer reading at Atchison, Kansas is 26,755 Meals for the day cost $16.00 Lodging at Super 8 is $73.42 + April 04,...
Not just the Lewis and Clark Trail. Great exhibits on the other major Trails of our history. Sante Fe, Oregon, and California trails are all important events in our history and each has its own story. I think each of them could be a future adventure for some of you that are following this blog. [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”user_album” uid=”117292386093793315084″ ualb=”5863137165478882673″ imgl=”fancybox” dltext=”Picasa” style=”floor” row=”4″ num=”75″ size=”220″ border=”1″ highlight=”1″ align=”center”...
Where is this? What is this? What is the source of your answers? Check this series of photographs and research to determine what facility it is and where it is located. I am also interested in the methods used to answer these questions. If the answer doesn’t show up in a few days, I will post the longitude/latitude for the site and see if that helps. Have fun with this homework. CLICK HERE to contact me with your answers. 04-05-2013 I have received one correct answer so far. Who else can figure it out? [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”user_album” uid=”117292386093793315084″ ualb=”5863138894958258801″ imgl=”fancybox” dltext=”Picasa” style=”floor” row=”4″ num=”75″ size=”220″ border=”1″ highlight=”1″ align=”center”...
A beautiful Missouri River steamboat named Arabia remained sunk for 132 years before being located and recovered. It’s a great story about how the ship was located more than a half mile from the Missouri River after more than a century of being buried in the mud and silt. The complete story can be found at http://1856.com/. [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”user_album” uid=”117292386093793315084″ ualb=”5863140120011523585″ imgl=”fancybox” dltext=”Picasa” style=”floor” row=”4″ num=”75″ size=”220″ border=”1″ highlight=”1″ align=”center”...
Lewis and Clark Historical Marker. How many of those signs have they put out? It seems like every few miles, there is another sign indicating a “Lewis and Clark Historical Marker”. Initially, I was checking out each one, following the arrows, and finally getting to the location. Sometimes it was not possible to actually locate the site mentioned, other times the site was a real disappointment. BUT, I still can’t just ignore the sign; I have to at least try to check it out. So please bear with me if some of the photos are less than you might otherwise expect. [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”user_album” uid=”117292386093793315084″ ualb=”5863141679705303521″ imgl=”fancybox” dltext=”Picasa” style=”floor” row=”4″ num=”75″ size=”220″ border=”1″ highlight=”1″ align=”center”...
