Missouri Pictures

Ozarks

A River Runs Through It 

Ozark View

Rolling,  Rolling,  Rolling

Very Wet

Sad Flowers, Too Much Rain

Horse and Buggy

Black and White

Day 21 Paula

At my evening stop at the RV park in Marshfield, I spoke with Paula. She said I could camp on the grass. There was laundry and a shower so I was happy about that. I asked if I could pitch a tent under the patio cover in case it rains. She said yes. She told me not to pitch the tent yet. In a bit she surprised me and showed me a room in the building.  She said sleep here. It was quiet and inside.  She later brought me laundry soap from home. She was very kind.

Day 21 Cousin Reunion

Day 21 was very wet until noon. It didn't bother me. The day was a easy ride and I had made arrangements to meet my cousins Jackie and Judy, and their husbands in Marshfield. I had never met them. They showed me a family history book they made. It had pictures of my Father, their Mother, the 13 siblings, and my grandparents. I only met a few of them. I was amazed by how attractive they all were. My cousins commented on how blue some of their eyes were. They told me stories.  It really made my day. At the end of the visit, I stated "I better find a place to stay." My cousins said there is a RV park, so that is where I stayed.

Day 20

It was another rainy day. Brian noted I was wearing a yellow rain vest. He asked if he could wear the "angel" orange vest because all he had was dark colors. He would give it back in the evening in Houston. I gave it to him but never saw him again.

Went through the Ozarks. They were very hilly but not as bad as the Appalachians. Stayed at a city park under a cover. No shower, but I kept dry.

Day 19 Angel

Today I heard a vehicle pull up beside me. I was on the narrow shoulders of State Route 21. I looked over and a young woman driving a forest service truck said "do you have a vest?" I was wearing a white top with some fluorescent yellow. I asked her "am I hard to see?" "Yes" she said as she waved me over. She said she was worried about my safety and gave me a orange reflective vest. We chatted,  I put it on and I felt safer.

Day 19 Summary

I stayed the night at a Hostel in Ellington,  MO. It rained a bunch today so a shower, being indoors, and a cot is great. Not any pictures, it looks like Chinook or White Pass in Washington State. Staying with Brian. He is going back to school to get his PHD. He is an advisor to big money investors on Wall Street. Ozarks aren't that bad yet.