Missouri landscape, near Baring.

Water Gauge. This is to warn motorists before they get stuck.

Wild day-lilies.

Water stop, Williamstown, MO. The feed store only looks abandoned.

Storm damage. The siding was all the way across the road, and probably in the woods beyond. Near Williamstown, MO.

Jay with golden retriever.

The mighty Mississippi River, from Canton, MO. Visible up-river are the locks.

Aboard the ferry Paul B. In the matching green jerseys (and matching shorts, socks, shoes, gloves, helmets, and glasses) are Paul and Barb, the senior tandem team. In the mismatched clothes are Steve and Eileen, the tandem team who joined us in St. Joseph.

Illinois corn and soybeans.

How riverside people deal with flooding, North Quincy, IL.

The bridge we didn't take into Quincy, on US-24.

Some of the fine old houses of Quincy, IL.

According to information in the phone book, "Villa Kathrine...was built in 1900 for Quincy native and world traveler George Metz, and was based on sketches and photos of villas in various parts ofthe Islamic world. Its interesting features include a 'harem' room and a courtyard which surrounds a reflecting pool. The top of the main tower is highlighted by a replica of the famous Mosque of Thais. Flaming red stripes decorate the dome." It's home to the Quincy Museum and the Tourist Information Center.