The 2005 Travels of Richard n Shirley

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Saturday, August 27, 2005

Here is a few pics of our road trip form Nebraska to Illinois. If you haven't been down US 136 from our starting point of Beatrice, NE east to US I29 in Missouri to KC, MO and then east on I70 to St Louis crossing the mighty Missouri two times and then the Mississippi into Illinois, then take a drive thro the "heartland". Twice as we crossed the Missouri River we were greeted by "watch for fog". That was a surprise.

And being greeted with a road closure, I35 over the Missouri in Kansas City MO. Yap tis true. The sign went on to say follow alternate route....


A couple of pics of the barges that bring some of our goods to us. These were taken over the Mississippi south of St Louis on I255.











This pic was of the bridge over the Missouri also at St Louis. The bridge at NE to MO on US 136 was so narrow that Shirley played "cat" and closed her eyes. The tow dolly is about the same width as the coach at 102". Lots of the roads we have been on were 120" at most and with a 6" shoulder. She said that the tires on her side were rubbing the steel spacer at the road level. I was concerned about the mirrors clearing between us and the trucks. So close that I never did look into the backup camera and see where the dolly tires were.

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