Dorrance, Kansas to Paducah, Kentucky

Dorrance, Kansas to Paducah, Kentucky

September 25 - October 6, 2019

We left Minooka Park Campground on Sunday, September 29.

I thought these fence posts made out of local rock were interesting.  I guess they used what was available, and since there were no trees they used the local rock.

We crossed into Missouri.

We stayed in Weston, MO at Weston Bend State Park for three nights.  It was a nice park and we could have stayed another day but already had reservations for our next stop.  Again we forgot to take a picture of the campground.

While we were there we visited with Dave and Vickie.

Dave was a high school friend and it was fun listening to Dave and John tell their stories.  Dave restores old cars and trucks and took me for a ride in a roadster, '59 pickup, and Model A.  That was a lot of fun!  Thanks for your hospitality!

One day we drove to Hamilton, MO and went to the Missouri Star Quilt Company stores.

Most of the town is fabric shops.  They started in one store and have expanded over the years to several stores.  The business saved the town and is a must stop for quilters.  Of course I bought some fabric!

On Wednesday, October 2 we went to Springfield for two nights.  We stayed in a Boondockers Welcome driveway in a rural area.  It was quiet and the neighbor gave us some fresh picked tomatoes.  Forgot to take a picture, again.

We went to the Bass Pro "mother store".

It was huge and we didn't even see part of it.  In the store they have the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, with guns from the 1500's to today (no pictures allowed).  It was very interesting.

Then we went to Lambert's Cafe for dinner, home of the throwed roll.

They have delicious rolls, and when they come out of the oven the waiters tell you and if you want one they throw it at you (I tried to get a good picture but the throwing and my camera click never got together).  They also have big bowls of fried okra, tomatoes and macaroni, fried potatoes and onions, and black eyed peas that they come around with.  It was fun and the food is good too!

On Friday, October 4 we drove to Van Buren, MO and stayed at Big Spring Camp for one night.  It was right on the Current River, which is fed by Big Spring.

Big Spring is the largest spring in Missouri and one of the largest in the world with a daily average flow of 288 million gallons.  It wasn't far away so we drove to it.

 We could have stayed a couple more days but already had reservations for our next stop.  I took pictures of the river but not the campsite.

On Saturday, October 5 we drove to Paducah, Kentucky.  First we went over the Mississippi River...

then the Ohio River...

and into Kentucky.

We are staying at the Fern Lake Campground for two nights.

Sunday, October 6 we went to the National Quilt Museum.

John even said there were a few he liked.  The detail on them is amazing.  Some of them look like art but they are fabric.  The one exception was a quilt made of wood.  It looks just like it's made of fabric.

Here are a few of the quilts.

This one was 9' x 30'.

These were hand pieced, hand stitched, and hand quilted.  Amazing!

These are miniature quilts.  All the pieces are so tiny.

Tomorrow we will be...

Roving on...

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork.  Psalm 19:1