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Back to Story Photo Gallery: Ellington, MO to Columbus, IN |
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| After leaving Ellington, the hills await us |
A quaint little firehouse in Centerville, MO |
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| Leaving the Mark Twain National Forest | This couple is biking through 44 countries: www.ThaiBikeWorld.com | |
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| A startled road construction crew | Large logs for the saw mill | |
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| Northeast of Bismarck, MO, we have a rare shoulder | A farm with a view | |
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| We apparently were not in a Bush friendly area | Wading in the water near Ozora, MO | |
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| Grain storage in St. Mary, MO | This curvy downhill takes us to the Mississippi River valley | |
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| Burning off remaining crop stubble in a controlled fashion | The controlled burning now looks very large! | |
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| Riding on the narrow Mississippi River bridge for a ... | ...fabulous view of the grand river | |
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| Finally, we have finished Missouri! | Chester, IL is home of Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar | |
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| Trucks unload coal into pit for conveyance to river barge | Mississippi River levee takes us under a coal conveyor | |
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| Massage coal storage along levee | ¯They drove their heavies to the levee, but the levee was rye¯ | |
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| We saw several miles of robust crops along the levee | A late evening arrival into Murphysboro, IL | |
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| Our route in Illinois frequently had these signs posted | It's time to get out the marshmallows | |
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| Couple fishing on Little Grassy Lake, SE of Carbondale, IL | Another remarkable farm scene | |
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| And we thought Illinois would be flat! | The dark red fruit looks ripe for picking | |
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| The highway cuts through the hill | The River Rose Inn at Elizabethtown, IL | |
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| We enjoyed our dinner in this cafe on the Ohio River | The signs warned that the road was closed but we got through | |
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| At Cave In Rock, IL, we are ready to cross the Ohio River | The ferry takes us south to our next state | |
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| After just three days in Illinois, we are ready for Kentucky | Harvest is under way | |
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| This field of milo has a striking reddish brown color | Railroad trestle near Clay, KY | |
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| East of Dixon, KY, we had this escort | We are on Highway 231? | |
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| The First Baptist Church welcomes cyclists to Sebree, KY | The church has a nice cozy setting for those with tired legs | |
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| Their bike ministries included lots of toiletries | Crossing over the Green River | |
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| A Tyson hatchery east of Sebree | Lots of chicken barns to supply Kentucky Fried Chicken | |
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| A tobacco field west of Utica, KY | Tobacco stalks are speared onto sticks for initial curing in the patch... | |
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| ...before hanging the sticks in a barn for final curing | This darker brown tobacco appears to be ready for the market | |
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| A tractor with belted wheels | Purple wildflowers add spice to our day | |
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| With the bridge gone ... | ... we walked our rig over this rugged service ramp | |
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| We are crossing the Ohio River again | There was a lot of debris in the flooded, muddy river | |
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| With our second crossing of the Ohio River, we are now in Indiana | The historic Orange County Courthouse in Paoli, IN | |
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| An Amish wagon headed south to Mitchell, IN | We enjoyed the reflections on the East Fork of the White River | |
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| Bedford, IN - Limestone Capital of the World | The local cuisine did not appeal to us | |
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| A load of logs near Freetown, IN | A farmer harvesting his oats | |
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| A southwest entry to Columbus, IN | Diane and Charlie were great hosts in Columbus | |
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