Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 - East into
Missouri - 447 miles ending up at
Charles & Mimi, Columbia, MO:
On a beautiful morning, heading through
Ellis, Kansas for my first Post Office of the day:
Nice wall-art in
McFarland, Kansas:
We stopped for lunch in
Topeka, at "Iron Rail Brewing":
Since
Topeka is The State Capital, it is great seeing
the Kansas Statehouse:
We crossed over the
Missouri River just before 5 PM:
The Cliffs are wonderful (it is right near "Diana Bend Conservation Area"), but it is REALLY HARD to see them at 65 mph, from the bridge:
We made it to Charle's and Mimi's at 5:30:
447 miles today (and 5 Post Offices). This is what they looked like - my favorite is
67637 - Ellis, Kansas, pictured above
Very Nice Time with my Beautiful Bride! Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!
Music for today:
Bob Weir -
Blue Mountain, 2016 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) never - a wonderful album (Wendy likes it). Standouts are 1st and 2nd songs ("Only a River" and "Cottonwood Lullaby"), and the final song "One More River To Cross":
The Chico, the Brazos, the wide Rio Grande
One more river to cross
The Rogue running wild through the cottonwood stand
One more river to cross
I tried to be good for most of my life
Never done wrong when I knew what was right
So when I cross over, my heart will be light
One more river to cross
I was twelve when I first crossed the Cumberland Gap
One more river to cross
And except for in memory, I never looked back
One more river to cross
The Snake and the Sand, the Priest, the Payette
The Willow, the Bravo, the San Bernadette
And I'm tired, but I still got one left in me yet
One more river to cross
My one true companion is carrying me
One more river to cross
And when I cross over, he'll go running free
One more river to cross
Rod Stewart -
The Rod Stewart Album, 1969 debut solo album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/26/2018 - "Did you ever stand and shiver just because you were looking at a river?":
Glen Campbell -
All The Best, 2003 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 9/20/2023 - "Wichita Lineman", of course:
I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
I hear you singing in the wire
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line
I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line
Bruce Springsteen -
The Rising (Single), 2002 cd-single, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/28/2018 - Awesome, backed with live version "Land of Hope and Dreams":
Richie Havens -
Resume: The Best of Richie Havens, 1993 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/29/2018:
Dionne Warwick -
An Introduction to Dionne Warwick, 2018 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/30/2018:
Bob Dylan -
Blood On The Tracks, 1975 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 9/02/2018:
Hot Tuna -
Hot Tuna -1st album (expanded), 1970 debut album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 9/03/2018 - I like their acoustic blues:
Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about Hiking the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine/New York:
hyperlink:
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http://dixonheadingnorth.blogspot.com/
