Road Signs

Road Signs:

Today's highlights included:

1. A life saved:

This little guy was in the middle of the pavement at our RV park's driveway, right in the path of exiting big rigs.  Another visitor and I flagged down the traffic, picked it up, and carried it to safety in a grassy area nearby.

2. An interesting side-trip:

After almost four weeks on the road, we ran out of wine last evening.  A search for wine shops along I-40 in Missouri this morning led us to the town of Marshfield, which happens to be the birthplace of Edwin Hubble of Hubble telescope fame.

A search for wine led us to Hubble Drive

3. An abundance of billboards in Missouri (of interest to someone who lives in a state that doesn't allow billboards):









4. The crossing of the Mississippi River into Illinois at St. Louis:


5. 350 miles closer to home.

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