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Published: August 2nd 2015
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After logging 700 miles yesterday we headed out early this morning…almost in the wrong direction. Despite a blinding sunrise from, obviously, the east, I headed straight into it—until Marcia stopped me (on the entrance ramp to the highway) and pointed out I was headed home. Clearly underfed, she handed me the last donut from yesterday, insisted I guzzle some more coffee, and got me turned 180 degrees. Thank goodness she relies on maps, not gps, and a good sense of which way is which—as in, the sun rises in the east. (OK, I cannot help myself...she does not need no stinkin' GPS,
).
We were back on MO36, a great road I highly recommend as it rolls through the driftless region from Hannibal and Cameron and covers some nice rolling terrain. (By the way, the NPR station on this road is found at 91.3, same as back home in Athens.)
This is also a highway for the ‘birthers’ amongst you—you can see General John Pershing’s birthplace (
https://mostateparks.com/park/gen-john-j-pershing-boyhood-home-state-historic-site), J. C. Penny’s birthplace (
http://www.caldwellcountymissouri.com/jcp/museum.htm), and Jessie James’ birthplace (
https://www.claycountymo.gov/Historic_Sites/Jesse_James_Farm).
We left MO36 and headed south to Kansas City, humming along with Fats Domino (
on this tune. (You might also enjoy the live version by Muddy Waters:
David
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Walt Disney!
George, was just reading this to my father, and he said you drove by Walt Disney's birthplace on 36 in Missouri too! www.waltdisneymuseum.com Great to see you all! Glad you're all enjoying the midwest!