Day two

Tuesday April 15.

Slept pretty well. The trucks were not particularly disturbing.

Duncan had us up at 5:30 and we decided to get up and get moving

On the road again at 6:15 Frosty morning with a clear sky.

Large flocks of waterfowl flying over – not Canada Geese but can not identify short wingd maybe ducks.

Trucks are parked everywhere along the sides of expressway exits, and the rest areas are packed with the drivers sleeping

Still more trucks on the road than cars. Plus the trucks have slowed down a lot from past times when they just roared by.

WOW whew through St Louis.

I made one navigation mistake which made us miss the exit we needed. Not a total loss as we were able to go the the next exit and turn around. But it gave us a chance to see the Cahokia Indian mounds, One mound - amazing in height.

We are beginning to see bed rock and quarys.

Crossed the Mississippi River on an impressive bridge.

As soon as we got into Missouri the landscape changed drastically. Now not flat farming land but steep hilly land. Cuts through limestone hills to build the roads.

Redbuds, and Amelancier, are blooming wild in the woods, flowering quince in bloom planted along the highway.

Red Cedar scattered through the hardwoods that look like White Oak.

Passing Six Flags- impressive.

I drove for a couple of hours and now that we are nearing Springfield DH has taken over again at the last rest stop before Springfield.

This is the second Rest Area that they are mowing the lawns at. Dandelions and some purple flowered low growing mint are in bloom in the grass.

We are passing through an area where there must have been an ice storm recently. The tops of the oaks are broken and hanging and in some areas there are a large number of trees broken right off and to the ground.

Arrived at Brother's about 1:00 PM

Parked the rig in front of the house.

Made plans for a float trip tomorrow.