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Travel Blogs from Jefferson City
The Start of A Great Man
... a busy town without the feel of being overcrowded. It’s about the perfect sized town for people to start up small business, and even start up a Law Office. Harry Truman worked his way up the ladder as a lawyer to becoming the judge of Jackson County. This was how he made his money from the years 1922-1934. ...
Almost drowned in storm
... was almost black when I got to Jefferson. The motels were a KM across town as I was stopped at a traffic light...the rain started...and got heavier and heavier to a point I could not see! Thank heavens I was on a side road to the motel I have chosen and they had a shelter outside. I walked in like a drowned rat! My room looks like an old Chinese Laundry with wet clothes hanging up. This is what makes adventures :)
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Missouri
Welcome to Missouri -- the silver arches welcomed us. Apparently, the entire interstate system is under construction, but at least St. Louis left one lane open instead of closing the entire interstate. The rain finally stopped, but now it's the heat -- 108 degrees today in Columbia, MO. That's hotter than ...
Survival truncation
... in the dark to get to the next town with a place to camp! They made it sound like an adventure, but mother-of-the-year thought maybe not this time.
After some late night confab, we decided to bail and instead rode 12 miles into Jefferson City,which is a pretty rad little capital city. There is a spacious, new bike lane over the Missouri and from there it was a quick ride into downtown where we had some pizza and got picked up by Dott, ...
Meeting people
... pillows have sweat stains. Happily, tonight we are staying at nice bed and breakfast with air conditioning and beds. Both boys were so relieved to be cool that they fell asleep in their clothes before it was even dark. (I snuck out and I am typing this outside at a tiny cafe with a local girl singing a Lady Gaga cover). Still, every time I think "oh man, this is it", they each bounce back with a smile and a burst of ...