I think I mentioned before that we like Missouri State Parks. They have no admission fees, usually have electrical hookups for $16-$20 dollars, and their campsites are often shaded by trees. They also have a checkout time of 2 p.m. Which for us is a mixed blessing since we have so much trouble getting on the road in the morning anyway without having permission to stay so long. Still we are picking Missouri State Parks for most of our overnights even when we have to drive a ways off our route to get to them. It’s so easy to get tired of RV parks where you park too close to your neighbors in what is essentially a parking lot.
This section of Route 66 is also the I-44 freeway frontage road. It is very well maintained. Part of that is probably because, according to the signs, it is also the “Incident By-Pass Route.” Apparently, they have enough accidents on the freeway here to have a marked route for detouring around them. That makes me glad we are over here to start with.
We are seeing fewer colorful leaves today so we must be headed in the right direction.
Cuba, Missouri is a town that understand the importance of Route 66. They have been restoring buildings and many other town buildings have Route 66 murals painted on them.
One of the funniest sights I saw was a man walking a dog. The dog got just far enough ahead of the man to walk around a post wrapping his leash around it. When the man tried to follow the dog to unwrap the leash, the dog followed the man. They went around a couple of times before the the leash finally came unwrapped.
In St James, Missouri, we stopped at a visitor center. When you travel the 2-lane highways instead of the Interstates, you don’t get a visitor center every time you cross a state border. This small town visitor center was an excellent place to stop. They had current highway maps for most of the states we will be passing through. What a bonus!
Also, in St James we saw a place that had three former tour buses for sale. So, If any of your are looking to buy a bus to convert to an RV, here’s a place you might want to visit.
We stopped at a Subway for lunch and this vehicle pulled in. The owner thanked me for wanting to take pictures of it. Who wouldn’t?!
Then we drove though an area known as Devil’s Elbow. It included a two lane road with a one lane bridge. And a pullout with this fantastic view.
Lebanon, Missouri, is another place that appreciates its Route 66 history.
We bought groceries at Winks Market and ate supper at the Bell Restaurant but we didn’t stay at the Munger Moss Motel. They are open for business and are popular with Route 66 travelers but we went on to Bennet Springs State Park for another pleasant stay at a Missouri state park.
TTYL,
Linda