Joplin, United States

... in fact the old Route 66! (It winds from Chicago to L.A., more than 2,000 miles all the way...you go through St. Louis, Joplin MO, Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty...). I decided to take it at least to Joplin. St. Louis is really the gateway to the West ...

We're on the road at last!   Our 2009 LA Pen Show Adventure started off this morning traveling through the rolling hills of southern Iowa.  Quaint little towns -  playful calves in fields - the leaning Pulaski school - Milton ...

Hey today it's Greg doing the update. We started the day off today by finding out that our camp ground had a lake in it. I guess since we had come in so late last night we didn't see the lake. That was a pleasant surprise for us; we walked down to its ...

I spent the afternoon off exit 6 in Joplin, Missouri. First stop, of course, was The Candy House. http://www.candyhouse.net/  I left with beautiful handmade chocolates: a bunny and giant marshmallow egg for Will & Jake, multi-dipped pretzel rods ...