4/30/2023

April 30, 2023 Travel to Missouri

(Note: This blog is picture intensive.  Many of the pictures were taken as we were driving so they may not be super sharp. But the scenery just had to be captured. Notice the topography changes as we traveled– Amazing!)

We woke this morning to blue skies and WIND.  I had forgotten how “Breezy” it always is in the Mid-West.  Since there were no warnings, we continued north and east.

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In areas of the country where the wind always blows, folks will put trees or walls around their home to break the wind:

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Old barns:

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Old…have no clue:

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Love the wavy road:

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I can only describe this part of Kansas as wavy..  Southern Kansas is flat.  Very interesting.

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Cleaned up and ready to go:

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Looks like the road goes into the clouds:

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If you look real close, this is a field of little purple flowers.  It was beautiful and such a treat to see.

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Check out those birds and clouds:

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Much more trees:

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The wind was making our flag stand out!

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Beautiful clouds:

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Hard at work on a Sunday morning:

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I just love the wavy roads.  This is US-36, the Pony Express Highway.  There is so much history along this highway and neat places to stay.  This will be one of our theme trips.

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We have so much admiration and respect for our farmers.  It is a LOT of VERY HARD WORK:

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This stood out for miles..have no clue:

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Nice way to farm the hills:

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How very nice – we will:

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Crossing the Missouri River:

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Into Missouri:

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Missouri River:

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Into St. Joseph, the birthplace of the Pony Express:

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My Andy’s County – LOL!

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Must be windy here – lots of trees around homes:

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It was windy/breezy during our drive and Andy did a great job of getting us here.  We settled in Sharp RV Park in St. Joseph, did a few things around the RV and hung out.

We see forecasts of breezy, windy, very windy, etc. and wondered what that meant.  So here is the definition per National Weather Service:

“0-5 mph   Light or Light & variable wind

5-10 mph  None

10-15 mph None

10-20 mph None

15-25 mph Breezy or Brisk/Blustery if cold

20-30 mph  Windy

30-40 mph  Very Windy

40 mph +  Strong, dangerous, high wind

(If Gusts 58+) Damaging Wind

If the forecast for wind is between 5 and 20 mph, that is so mundane that it doesn't get a description. Wind adjectives will just not appear in the forecast.”

 

Isn’t that something!  So if we are experiencing 10-15 mph, the forecast will not mention wind.  However, they must report the predicated winds so that is what we need to look at.

Tomorrow we continue further into Missouri and will rest for a few days.  Our plans were to cross the Mississippi at Hannibal MO but we are watching the flooding carefully.  We do have options if that area is closed.

So stay tuned and enjoy today.

 

Today’s stats:

Miles Traveled: 192 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Kansas: Airport Park Road; US-81; US-36

Missouri: US-36; I-229; I-29; I-29B

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