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Out in the middle of some of the metro east's
"twisties" is this old church
A coin toss to decide which way to go first... "call it Mo"...
BTW... this is the first appearance of the new chapter patch
After some twists and turns... and a little of the
areas best bar-b-que at Bully's Smokehouse in Columbia we were off
down Levee Road... yeah it runs along the levee almost all the way
to Prairie Du Rochere...
speaking of which... here we are at one of the most popular stops
along any riders river road tour
Next stop... Modoc and the ferry...
This pilot was really amazing... fighting the current all the way
across and then turning back at the last minute
An excellent shot of my excellent friends Mo and Sam...
Here's some other riders from the St Louis area coming across from
the Missouri side..
We saw them again a little later with bike trouble and stopped to
see if they were OK...
their answer was "it's a Harley..." nuff said...
Now to head south to Fort Kaskakia park
Time for a stretch and a butt-fluff.... before
exploring the Pierre Menard home at the park
The servants quarters
The "block house" the most secure structure on the site... used like
a fort if the residents were attacked by Indians
In the foreground on the left is the "summer kitchen"... rather than
cooking in the house this allowed the meals to be prepared without
heating up the house
The end of the house... with another view of the "summer kitchen" to
the right
Inside the "summer kitchen"
A 3-holer... with one just for the little ones...how thoughtful
the "summer kitchen" and gazebo
Time to roll on... "since we're so close anyway... let's go on down
to Chester and see Popeye"
When we got there, the big guy was home...
but then again why wouldn't he be.. he's bronze
"We gots to have our spinach" for the ride home
Jim never seems to meet a stranger... we ran into a a couple and
their son from Dupo... the son just got his license today and they
were out riding to celebrate... they had come down the Missouri side
and were headed back up Rt 3 for home... that's a long way to go for
lunch (Reed's Harvest House n Chester)... but when you love to
ride.. it's not really so far
No trip to Chester would be complete without running across the
bridge... even if it is just to save a little on gas
Once again it was time to head back up Rt 3... yeah... Ruma, Red
Bud, Waterloo and Columbia...
Another "excellent adventure" exploring Southern
Illinois
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