West of the Mississippi

Tom and Karen, and me

The morning consisted simply of coffee and my usual route planning, where am I going and what weather is between here and there.   Tom and Karen were watching the local news and it was showing a very large storm over St Louis,  and since I'm not a fan of lightning and motorcycles mixing, I opted for a more southern route to hopefully avoid the worst of it.   

It paid off this time, I stayed dry if you don't count sweat. Crossing the Ohio River and immediately after that, the Mississippi River. Both were spanned by huge steel bridges on a two lane road. Looking downstream you could see the confluence of the two mighty rivers about a quarter mile away. Pretty cool spot to see. 

Over the Mississippi, I wasn't riding in the wrong lane (this time)

Looking down at the confluence. 

After the second bridge, the land flattened out, covered by large farms, and somehow the air lost quite a bit of it's humidity. Which was good, because the temps were climbing well up into the 90s.  The detour added another hour to a long day, but was worth it to see the rivers.   I arrived at Brandon and Tracey's house in Bentonville for a great evening catching up with great friends. Thank you again.   

I'm heading north in the morning, headed for South Dakota, and hopefully cooler weather.   

KS