07-30-2022, 07:47 AM
Crossed the Ohio river at 2:30 for the first of three times!
For day three I had scheduled 490 miles on all two lane, but felt the need to make some speed. So I ducked a bit south and into Kentucky to take the bluegrass parkway and the western Kentucky parkway. Both posted at 70. I crossed the Ohio river again (three times yesterday and once today). Then a couple more big rivers before finally hitting the Mississippi and entering Missouri. Now at cape girardeau for the night.
It's really difficult to get a picture of the Mississippi river! The bridge approaches are really long. But this is the bridge:
Day four should get me to Eureka Springs. This means fun roads and they did deliver except for one case. Planning a trip on the computer sometimes has you in the wrong place. Today it was a turn onto Green Mountain road. Sounds nice doesn’t it? So I make the turn and the gps tells me it’s 2.3 miles to the next turn onto Creek road. But Green Mountain is dirt with loose stone on top. The stones feel like marbles under the wheels. But I’m ok if it’s only 2.3 miles. Get to Creek road and things are getting serious. It’s two tire tracks with three foot grass In the middle. Don’t know when it last saw a car. I keep on keepin on as they say. Finally had to stop and re-evaluate. Here is the pic at that point, looking back:
About 100 feet further on there was an abandoned house and the road ended. As usual, I didn’t take a pic of the worst part. So back track and do a go around to get back on the route. For the rest of the day, all turns are checked for dirt or paved. All goes well.
TO be continued.
For day three I had scheduled 490 miles on all two lane, but felt the need to make some speed. So I ducked a bit south and into Kentucky to take the bluegrass parkway and the western Kentucky parkway. Both posted at 70. I crossed the Ohio river again (three times yesterday and once today). Then a couple more big rivers before finally hitting the Mississippi and entering Missouri. Now at cape girardeau for the night.
It's really difficult to get a picture of the Mississippi river! The bridge approaches are really long. But this is the bridge:
Day four should get me to Eureka Springs. This means fun roads and they did deliver except for one case. Planning a trip on the computer sometimes has you in the wrong place. Today it was a turn onto Green Mountain road. Sounds nice doesn’t it? So I make the turn and the gps tells me it’s 2.3 miles to the next turn onto Creek road. But Green Mountain is dirt with loose stone on top. The stones feel like marbles under the wheels. But I’m ok if it’s only 2.3 miles. Get to Creek road and things are getting serious. It’s two tire tracks with three foot grass In the middle. Don’t know when it last saw a car. I keep on keepin on as they say. Finally had to stop and re-evaluate. Here is the pic at that point, looking back:
About 100 feet further on there was an abandoned house and the road ended. As usual, I didn’t take a pic of the worst part. So back track and do a go around to get back on the route. For the rest of the day, all turns are checked for dirt or paved. All goes well.
TO be continued.