Today was another moving day but since it was only a couple of hours from Memphis to Clarksdale, we decided to go to Sun Record Studios on the way out of town. Sun Record Studios recorded many famous people starting … Continue reading →
We decided this morning that we would go across the Mississippi River into Arkansas and drive the River Road north for a couple of hours. After the terrible storm last night, it turned out to be a beautiful day. It … Continue reading →
We are sitting in our hotel room listening to the rain (and the elephant in the room above us), having just come through a tornado warning with sirens for the last few hours. The excitement never ends and what an … Continue reading →
Today was a travel day for us and when you are taking the Great River Road that means traveling on mostly two lane roads, sometimes unimproved gravel roads. Because of this, we often take a lot longer getting from one … Continue reading →
When I first started planning this trip, I read about the town of Metropolis, Ill. having a giant Superman statue and a Superman Museum, and I knew we had to go there. The closest place I could find to stay … Continue reading →
We left Cape Girardeau this morning, unfortunately not having explored any of the sights in the town. The weather turned nasty with rain and high winds and we decided to just be on our way. We recrossed the Mississippi River … Continue reading →
We left Chery’s this morning and got back on River Road heading south. Trying our hardest to avoid the interstates, we left the St. Louis area driving Hwy 157 and picked up Hwy 3. This Highway 3 was not the … Continue reading →
One of the many benefits we have in being co-inlaws with Chery is that she is a Route 66 in Illinois expert having written four books about Route 66 and the towns along it. We have had such fun this … Continue reading →
We are still staying with Chery but spent the day along the River Road. First we visited the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site. It was here or near here (no one is quite sure exactly where), that William Clark … Continue reading →
We left Ste. Genevieve this morning and drove down to Chester, Ill. We were looking for the road across the Mississippi River bridge at Chester, but we found ourselves instead on a levee on a gravel road in the middle … Continue reading →
