Stepping westward, we left St. Louis behind and detoured northward to enjoy scenic Route 79 to Hannibal. Well worth it --lovely, well-cultivated bottom land and wonderful vistas from the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi. We toured Louisiana, an old river town where a handful of century-old mercantile buildings are hanging on precariously, waiting to be redeployed for modern uses. I recommend if, especially for those who are not fazed by a seventy-five mile add-on to a twenty-four hundred mile jaunt.
While I'm dispensing advice, let me also commend Route 50 between and Bridgeport and Parkersburg in West Virginia -- another less-well-traveled and very beautiful highway.
Louisiana, Missouri (unknown to me until today) now enters that small but distinguished category of cities that are named according to an unusual template. Others include Washington, Vermont (and many other states), Delaware, Ohio and Delaware, Wyoming and Indiana, Pennsylvania. Related but Impure: Kansas City, Missouri; Michigan City, Indiana.
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